"sulle spalle" meaning in Italian

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        "on oneself"
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        "(metonymically) on oneself"
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          "text": "I più vedrebbero in queste parole un elogio, ma un romanzo con vent'anni sulle spalle funziona solo perché pare astutamente profetico e perché i lettori di oggi considerano i suoi scenari ancora «rilevanti»?",
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        "that bears a burdensome responsibility, blame, etc."
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        "(idiomatic) that bears a burdensome responsibility, blame, etc."
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          "text": "I più vedrebbero in queste parole un elogio, ma un romanzo con vent'anni sulle spalle funziona solo perché pare astutamente profetico e perché i lettori di oggi considerano i suoi scenari ancora «rilevanti»?",
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