15:51 Mar 27, 2007 |
German to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Government / Politics / bleeding-heart liberals | |||||
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2 +2 | scored a Pyrrhic victory |
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2 +1 | triumphed in its own demise/elimination |
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triumphed in its own demise/elimination Explanation: I was thinking "dug its own grave" or "hammered the last nails into its own coffin" - but they both miss the Sieg element. Your own "victim of its own success" gets a lot closer. Then the above occured to me, although it's far from a world-beater ... |
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scored a Pyrrhic victory Explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory CL2 because your own suggestion fits the context better. |
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