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- Coined by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his essay "Civilization".
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[Emerson] was not afraid to be homely and racy in expressing thought of the highest spirituality. "Hitch your wagon to a star" is a good instance of his favorite manner.
Submitted on July 10, 2018
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ربط عربة واحدة بنجم
把一辆马车挂给一个明星
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hit two targets with one arrowhave someone's blood on one's headhoist by one's own petardhold one's head highhit one out of the ballparkhave seen one's dayhold one's nervehitch uphit above one's weighthold one's breathhave the time of one's lifehold one's ownhave the time of one's lifehide one's light under a bushel
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