สกัดดาวรุ่ง(sà-gàt daao rûng)
Meanings
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[to] block [sb]'s rise; [to] thwart an up-and-comer
to block someone's progress or success, especially someone who is gaining popularity or rising to prominence; to sabotage a rising star
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)รุ่นพี่rûn pêeรุ่นพี่rûn pêesenior; upper-year student; senior colleagueในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationสกัดดาวรุ่งsà-gàt daao rûngสกัดดาวรุ่งsà-gàt daao rûng[to] block [sb]'s rise; [to] thwart an up-and-comerเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingกลัวว่าgluua wâaกลัวว่าgluua wâa[to] be afraid that [sth will happen]จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)เลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàeng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotionก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
He was blocked by senior colleagues in the company because they were afraid he would get promoted first.
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สกัดดาวรุ่งsà-gàt daao rûngสกัดดาวรุ่งsà-gàt daao rûng[to] block [sb]'s rise; [to] thwart an up-and-comer