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"word": "tiel aĉe, kaj tiel malbone"
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"sense": "dilemma with bad outcomes",
"word": "se correr o bicho pega, se ficar o bicho come"
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"roman": "kudá ni kinʹ, vsjúdu klin",
"sense": "dilemma with bad outcomes",
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"word": "quoi que je fasse"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "dilemma with bad outcomes",
"word": "ce n’est jamais bon"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "dilemma with bad outcomes",
"word": "la peste ou le choléra"
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"sense": "dilemma with bad outcomes",
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"sense": "dilemma with bad outcomes",
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"sense": "dilemma with bad outcomes",
"word": "se correr o bicho pega, se ficar o bicho come"
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"word": "palos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas"
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"sense": "dilemma with bad outcomes",
"word": "sala sa init, sala sa lamig"
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"sense": "dilemma with bad outcomes",
"word": "aşağı tükürsen sakal, yukarı tükürsen bıyık"
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"word": "damned if one does and damned if one doesn't"
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