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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
fig leaf
ˈfig leaf [fig leaf fig leaves] BrE NAmE noun
1. a leaf of a ↑fig tree, traditionally used for covering the sex organs of naked bodies in paintings and on statues
2. a thing that is used to hide an embarrassing fact or situation
Word Origin:
early 16th cent.: with reference to the story of Adam and Eve in the Christian Bible (Gen. 3:7).
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