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Message de jack_kerouac posté le 26-05-2010 à 16:38:16 (S | E | F)
Bonjour,
Dans un article publié dans la revue de décembre 2009 du journal "SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN" ( pg 54 ) il est fait mention d'une expression dont j'ignore la signification :
" Someone's ox is always getting gored "
Qui pourrait m'en donner la traduction et la signification.
Merci
Jack
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Modifié par lucile83 le 26-05-2010 16:46
Réponse: Expression/Someone's ox de gerondif, postée le 26-05-2010 à 16:46:01 (S | E)
Bonjour,
en le copiant collant sur Google, on trouve pas mal d'articles politiques prenant ce titre, il semble vouloir dire que quelqu'un est toujours le dindon de la farce, ou que toute action même menée en toute bonne foi se fait au détriment de quelqu'un d'autre.
Par exemple, cet article, le premier de la liste google (The Road to Perdition):
Someone’s ox always gets gored
In the heated local debate on commercial wind energy here in Prince Edward County, residents opposed to development have raised several potential negative impacts. My point in this entry is not to weigh the relative merits of each of the concerns identified, but merely to point out that every form on energy generation has a negative impact for someone, though that someone is often far away and further down the social pecking order.
je vous le cite à cause de l'association d'idée, ox, gore, dindon, farce,
pecking order....
Réponse: Expression/Someone's ox de notrepere, postée le 26-05-2010 à 19:10:26 (S | E)
Hello!
I did some research about this expression. The origin seems unclear although it might be biblical.
The meaning is similar to what I expressed earlier, however, I think the explanation here is clearer:
"It means that a given event will be seen differently depending on the degree to which the viewer's self-interest is involved."
Lien Internet
"The meaning is that we are more likely to take offense to a dubious comment or action when that comment or action is directed against what we see as our own interests."
Lien Internet
And here:
Lien Internet
(Note misspelling of "losing" as "loosing" in above link)
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