كسر أنوف المتعالين
English translation: give the conceited/bumptious a bloody nose
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| 2 | give the conceited/bumptious a bloody nose |
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Humiliation of the transcendent Explanation: Humiliation of the transcendent -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 33 mins (2009-11-10 12:04:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Humiliation of the self-conceited people |
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give the conceited/bumptious a bloody nose Explanation: to defeat or damage someone, but not permanently or seriously Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/give+a+bloody+nose |
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