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41 the fight of one's life
решающее сражение (в чьей-л. жизни)He has sat in Parliament now for over twenty years, but in the last Election he had the fight of his life, against a Labour candidate and only just got in. (SPI) — Он был членом парламента больше двадцати лет, но на последних выборах ему пришлось выдержать решающее сражение - его противником был кандидат лейбористской партии. И он только сейчас опять попал в парламент.
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