bitter legacy

collocation in English

meaningsofbitterandlegacy

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bitter
adjective
uk
/ˈbɪt.ər/us
/ˈbɪt̬.ɚ/
Someone who is bitter is angry and unhappy because they cannot forget bad things that happened in ...
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legacy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɡ.ə.si/us
/ˈleɡ.ə.si/
money or property that you receive from someone after ...
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(Definition ofbitterandlegacyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbitter legacy

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In large part these negotiations failed because of thebitterlegacyof 1933.
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Inter-war politics left abitterlegacy.
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This is frankly unacceptable and leaves abitterlegacyfor us all to remember for future conciliations.
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After the war is over, we shall have to overcome itsbitterlegacy.
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Such retribution would be abitterlegacyfor future generations.
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However, she left abitterlegacy.
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Milosevic's rule has left abitterlegacy.
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This small civil war left abitterlegacyin the region.
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This created abitterlegacy.
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The book itself is concerned with more bitter legacies.
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