nemeses
plural ofnemesisliterary
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nemeses
At one point in the battle, the two teams swapped bodies, allowing the super villains to discover the true identities of theirnemeses.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Violetsnemesesare family legacies, which haunt her; and a career that holds her back.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The player meets other racers, and eventually gathers a small list ofnemesesthat continually challenge him and are defeated.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thesenemesesare indicated by matching colors in the chart.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.That weakness and his emotional self-indulgence were to be hisnemeses.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Espionage novelists found themselves at a temporary loss for obviousnemeses.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Scarlett battles a variety ofnemesesand later reveals she will have revenge, on everyone involved in her mysterious tragedy.
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- you-can-bet-your-life
- (you can) depend on/upon it
- you-can-depend-on-upon-it
- you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
- you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water-but-you-can-t-make-him-drink
- you can say that again!
- you-can-say-that-again
- you can't judge a book by its cover
- you-can-t-judge-a-book-by-its-cover
- you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
- you-can-t-make-an-omelette-without-breaking-eggs
- you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
- you-can-t-make-an-omelet-without-breaking-eggs
- you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
- you-can-t-make-a-silk-purse-out-of-a-sow-s-ear
- you can't make bricks without straw
- you-can-t-make-bricks-without-straw
- you-can-t-miss-it
- you can't say fairer than that
- you-can-t-say-fairer-than-that
- you can't teach an old dog new tricks
- you-can-t-teach-an-old-dog-new-tricks
- you can't win 'em all
- you-can-t-win-em-all
- you-can-t-win-them-all