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@TC: I couldn't see where the "down the river" part came from, so I removed it and added in "choosing to" from "ことになる". Also, it doesn't really make sense that spying now is selling out down the line since the sell-out is immediate. It would be nice to get a proficient user to verify the accuracy of the link.
> I couldn't see where the "down the river" part came from
Do you mean that you don't know the idiom "sell down the river"?
http://idioms.thefreedictionary...down+the+river
> "choosing to" from "ことになる"
I'm dubious as to whether that is a good match.
No, I didn't mean that, but only because I didn't know it. ;-)
OK, I changed it back to "sell sth down the river". Thanks!
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If you engage in espionage work for a foreign power, you are selling your country down the river.
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If you engage in espionage for a foreign power, you are choosing to betray your country.
edited by Swift, December 1, 2010
If you engage in espionage for a foreign power, you are selling your country down the river.
edited by Swift, December 1, 2010
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➜ #1861642Ma yella txedmeḍ d tamaɣlayt i kra n tmurt tabeṛṛanit, aql-ikem la tetthudduḍ tamurt-nnem.
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