"you can’t fight city hall" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Anglais]

  1. Il est impossible de passer outre la bureaucratie.
    Sense id: fr-you_can’t_fight_city_hall-en-phrase-rG5qJzjD Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Anglais des États-Unis
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        {
          "text": "I see they’re going to build the airport after all. I suppose you can’t fight city hall.",
          "translation": "Ils vont finir par construire un aéroport. C’est comme ça."
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