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07:59 Sep 3, 2014 |
Swedish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Sven Petersson Sweden Local time: 12:02 | ||||||
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5 +3 | sledging parties |
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1 | Riding coattails |
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Riding coattails Explanation: I once took part in a night-time sledging party in Estonia. Myself and my wife had a horse-drawn sled to ourselves, complete with a hanging lantern and bell, and with a big bear-skin over our legs. With hot punch afterwards with the rest of the party, it was definitely an interesting social event - very Doctor Zhivago. However, I have also seen it used figuratively in the sense of a "hanger-on", a political party riding on the coat-tails of another etc. |
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sledging parties Explanation: :o) Reference: http://books.google.se/books?id=LxGBQCsEVycC&pg=PA192&dq=%22... |
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