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Sentence #1369188

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 halfb1t halfb1t December 12, 2012 December 12, 2012 at 1:39:04 PM UTC link Permalink

Annotation:
Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
--English nursery rhyme.

MrShoval MrShoval December 14, 2012 December 14, 2012 at 5:25:38 AM UTC link Permalink

Please DO NOT delete.
It is a figure of speech.
Please remove the tag.

halfb1t halfb1t December 14, 2012 December 14, 2012 at 5:34:41 AM UTC link Permalink

Also stands alone as a reference to the American novel of the same name or to the book about Richard Nixon. On the way home from the meeting with the corrupt government officials, you say to your friend: "All the king's men"; and nothing more needs saying.

Eldad Eldad December 14, 2012 December 14, 2012 at 8:46:24 PM UTC link Permalink

Thanks for the annotations!

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All the king's men.

added by MrShoval, January 18, 2012
➜ #1369190כל אנשי המלך.

linked by MrShoval, January 18, 2012
➜ #1965072

linked by Guybrush88, October 29, 2012
➜ #2077333Вся королевская рать.

linked by marafon, December 12, 2012
➜ #2091862All the King's Men.

linked by MrShoval, December 19, 2012
➜ #4129320Kralın bütün adamları.

linked by Miremir, April 30, 2015
➜ #1965072

unlinked by Guybrush88, March 22, 2019