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19 Jan 2018
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"We have to go back to the trenches again." Would this mean like "we have to face the unsolved issues"?
"We have to go back to the trenches again." Would this mean like "we have to face the unsolved issues"?
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20 Jan 2018
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Going back to the trenches = taking on a challenge.
I'm guessing the expression stems from war times when people would dig out trenches and such. War = challenging. So when you're going back to trenches, you're getting ready for war/battle/a challenge.
Example : when you don't really like work (so being there is a challenge):
Back to the trenches again tomorrow
Or when you need to prepare for a political take down/coup : tomorrow it's back to the trenches to prepare (for the
Political overhaul = challenge)
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Tum Kahan ja ke aa rahe ho
tum kahan ja ke aa rahe ho
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“What everybody said on the stage tonight in the speeches may change the government. Complacency is not going to to be a thing. People are going to have to go back to the trenches again.”
This was the whole sentences.
Thanks,
“What everybody said on the stage tonight in the speeches may change the government. Complacency is not going to to be a thing. People are going to have to go back to the trenches again.”
This was the whole sentences.
Thanks,
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Going back to the trenches = taking on a challenge.
I'm guessing the expression stems from war times when people would dig out trenches and such. War = challenging. So when you're going back to trenches, you're getting ready for war/battle/a challenge.
Example : when you don't really like work (so being there is a challenge):
Back to the trenches again tomorrow
Or when you need to prepare for a political take down/coup : tomorrow it's back to the trenches to prepare (for the
Political overhaul = challenge)
Hope that helps
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@awal1
I appreciate your lucid explanations. I found it very interesting that this phrase derived from war times. It was easy to understand.
Thank you so much.
I appreciate your lucid explanations. I found it very interesting that this phrase derived from war times. It was easy to understand.
Thank you so much.
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