Trump may try, just as the Wizard of Oz desperately pushed buttons and pulled levers, to maintain his failing facade before finally admitting that he was nothing more than a humbug ( hiding behind the curtain )
humbug
noun
deceptive or false talk or behavior:
"his comments are sheer humbug"
Similar:
hypocrisy
sanctimoniousness
BRITISH ENGLISH
a hard candy, especially one flavored with peppermint.
verb
deceive; trick:
"to humbug his humble neighbors was not difficult"
Similar:
deceive
trick
delude
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Bah humbug!
Is there an equivalent to the English phrase “bah humbug” in other languages?
Discussion
I’m of course referring to the exclamation made towards people when they express distaste at Christmas traditions around the festive period.
"Bah humbug" is an exclamation made BY people who express a distaste for Christmas traditions. Most famously, Ebenezer Scrooge.
I never read A Christmas Carol in English so I didn't know the idiom. Internet tells me that in Italian it translates to "bubbole" which means something like "stupid no-sense". In Italian you could also say "sciocchezze", "panzane" but the meaning is not exactly the same. Bubbole is actually the best one.
Kids these days...
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