Don't let the bastards get you down
English translation: Don't let the nasty people discourage you
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| 4 +7 | Don't let the nasty people discourage you |
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| 4 +1 | don't be discouraged |
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| 3 +1 | never give up |
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| 2 +1 | Don't let the "annoying individuals" upset you! |
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peer agreement (net): +1| don't let the bastards get you down Don't let the "annoying individuals" upset you! Explanation: ... |
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peer agreement (net): +1| don't let the bastards get you down don't be discouraged Explanation: The bastards, literally the illegitimate ones, are the hypothetical or real people who are the cause of your grief. |
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peer agreement (net): +7| don't let the bastards get you down Don't let the nasty people discourage you Explanation: + -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 45 mins (2005-11-02 03:47:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If you are talking about the Kris Kristofferson Vietnam-era protest song, it would mean "don't let the warmongers rob you of your values." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 49 mins (2005-11-02 03:51:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Illegitimi Non Carborundum "Don't let the bastards grind you down" According to Safire's New Political Dictionary, this is "a pseudo-Latin phrase meaning 'don't let the bastards grind you down'. Small signs and plaques carrying this message have appeared in U.S. business offices and army posts for at least a generation, since General "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell used it as his motto in World War II. Carborundum is a trademark for silicon carbide, a leading commercial grinding substance...In politics, the motto was popularized by 1964 Republican nominee Senator Barry Goldwater, who hung the sign in his office." (--from Safire's New Political Dictionary, p. 353) Source: Safire, William Safire's New Political Dictionary : The Definitive Guide to the New Language of Politics Random House, New York, 1993. (R 320.03 Sa1) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 50 mins (2005-11-02 03:53:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Atwood kept the "grind" format in her 1986 work. |
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