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1 What we fought for has been our undoing
Пословица: За что боролись, на то и напоролисьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > What we fought for has been our undoing
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ЗА ЧТО БОРОЛИСЬ, НА ТО И НАПОРОЛИСЬ saying, contemp. what we (you etc) have fought for and achieved has turned out to work against us (you etc): — what we (you, they) fought for has been our (your, their) undoing. Парадокс - я, который хочет нового больше всех, сам оказался жертвой этих новых отношений между мужчиной и женщиной. За что боролись — на то и напоролись (Лимонов 1). A paradox. I myself, who want the new more than anyone, proved to be the victim of these new relationships between man and woman. "What we fought for has been our undoing" (1a). -
3 за что боролись, на то и напоролись
• ЗА ЧТО БОРОЛИСЬ, НА ТО И НАПОРОЛИСЬ[saying, contemp.]=====⇒ what we (you etc) have fought for and achieved has turned out to work against us (you etc):- - what we <you, they> fought for has been our <your, their> undoing.♦ Парадокс - я, который хочет нового больше всех, сам оказался жертвой этих новых отношений между мужчиной и женщиной. За что боролись - на то и напоролись (Лимонов 1). A paradox. I myself, who want the new more than anyone, proved to be the victim of these new relationships between man and woman. "What we fought for has been our undoing" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > за что боролись, на то и напоролись
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4 За что боролись, на то и напоролись
Set phrase: What we fought for has been our undoingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > За что боролись, на то и напоролись
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5 за что боролись, на то и напоролись
Set phrase: What we fought for has been our undoingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > за что боролись, на то и напоролись
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