Timeline for Idiom used for a situation for someone powerful facing even more powerful
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| Mar 15 at 13:18 | comment | added | tripleee | Someone's Waterloo is their defeat, not necessary a single adversary who defeats them. Specifically, the Duke of Wellington is often highlighted as the nemesis of Napoleon at Waterloo, but you don't call someone who overpowers you your Wellington. | |
| Mar 14 at 4:12 | history | answered | Seowjooheng Singapore | CC BY-SA 4.0 |