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turn on the fall of a leaf

Hebrew translation: על חודו של קול

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English term or phrase:	turn on the fall of a leaf
Hebrew translation:	על חודו של קול
Entered by:	liberum

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20:13 Jun 11, 2009

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Social Sciences - Government / Politics

English term or phrase: turn on the fall of a leaf

Context:

"When it comes to European unity, as our snail shells clunked down companionably on to our plates, Gray proved himself just as detached "British entry to the Euro could turn on the fall of a leaf,' he told me 'I've thought all along that it would be decided by default.'"
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/john-gray-...

OR

"(many ifs)... or if Thatcher had not been advised on public relations by Saatchi&Saatchi ... then she might well not have become prime minister.
Thatcher's coming to power turned on the fall of a leaf . Once in office her agenda was imposed by history".

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על חודו של קול

Explanation:
"Turn on the fall of a leaf" means that something could have gone either way, it could swing this way or that. In a general context you might say:

היה יכול ללכת בשני הכיוונים

or something similar.

In this context (political), you could use:

על חודו של קול

meaning that a vote was passed on the strength of a single ballot (not literally single, of course).

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