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lay-down misère

noun

Definitions

  1. An absolute certainty.

    • Just as there is no lay-dawn misère in country passenger services, I have to say that there is no lay-down misère in metropolitan passenger services.
    • Erin means Ireland where that stinkin' lawyer's in gaol and you can bet your life he's set that up and pissed off with all the funds. So it's a lay-down misère that's not worth the paper it's printed on.
    • For example, the 1972 Whitlam election was a lay down misere. From day one of that campaign, the result was never in doubt.

  2. Synonym of misère ouvert.

The neighborhood

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