كابوس جاثم على صَدْرِهِ
English translation: a nightmare weighing heavily on the nation/taking its heavy toll on the nation
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peer agreement (net): +1a nightmare weighing heavily on the nation/taking its heavy toll on the nation Explanation: |
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a haunting nightmare Explanation: . |
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a nightmarish burden Explanation: this is the meaning -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2009-08-17 12:44:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- also an "oppressive burden" or "heavy burden", where oppressive\nightmarish means: highly stressful: exerting a worrying, troubling, or burdensome pressure on somebody http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/Dictionary... |
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heavy - unbearable burden Explanation: - |
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A permanent compressing nightmare on the mans chest Explanation: pressure on somebody because of an issue whcih he can't do any thing about it |
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daunting/oppressing nightmare Explanation: .. |
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