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English translation: working ourselves into the grave
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| 12:32 Sep 23, 2010 |
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|  Selected response from: Jennifer Barnett France Local time: 10:17 | ||||
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| 3 +1 | working ourselves into the grave |
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| 3 | push yourself too hard |
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push yourself too hard Explanation: dit is denk ik een mogelijke weergave maar er zijn misschien kleurrijkere alternatieven het om iemand die wat al te ijverig is -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 41 mins (2010-09-23 13:14:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- het GAAT om iemand .. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 50 mins (2010-09-23 13:23:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ik DACHT dat het om IEMAND GING die ... te overijverig misschien ... :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2010-09-23 14:03:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Many thanks. You're welcome. Good luck! |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1working ourselves into the grave Explanation: This is the nearest expression that comes to mind. Perhaps not so fitting for 'the world'. Here I took 'we/ourselves/everyone' to be the world. |
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