Definition

1. Verb (colloquial):
   • To cross out, to strike through: To draw a line through written text to indicate deletion or cancellation.
   • To reject outright, to discard completely: To dismiss or eliminate something (like an idea, piece of writing, or plan) because it is considered bad, worthless, or unacceptable.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Câu văn bị sổ toẹt. (The sentence was crossed out.)
  • Giám đốc sổ toẹt kế hoạch của chúng tôi. (The director rejected our plan outright.)
  • Bài tập làm văn đó quá tệ, giáo viên đã sổ toẹt nó. (That essay was too poor; the teacher discarded it completely.)

Advanced Usage

• The term carries a strong connotation of finality and disdain. It is not a gentle correction but a decisive act of elimination based on a negative judgment of quality or value.

Variants and Related Words

• Gạch bỏ (v): to cross out, to delete (a more standard, less colloquial term).
• Loại bỏ (v): to eliminate, to remove.
• Bác bỏ (v): to reject, to refute (often used for ideas or proposals).

Synonyms

• Cross out: To draw lines through text.
• Strike through: To cancel by drawing a line.
• Reject: To refuse to accept.
• Discard: To get rid of as useless.

Related Idioms

• While "sổ toẹt" itself is an idiomatic colloquial phrase, it is often used in contexts similar to the English idiom "to throw in the trash" or "to consign to the wastebasket" when referring to ideas or written work.

1. (thông tục) Cross, reject
   • Câu văn bị sổ toẹt
     the sentence was crossed