apple of discord
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apple of discord
n
(Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a golden apple inscribed "For the fairest". It was claimed by Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, to whom Paris awarded it, thus beginning a chain of events that led to the Trojan War
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Noun | 1. | ![]() classical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks |
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Translations
سَبَب شِقاق، مَثار نِزاع
jablko sváru
stridens æble
manzana de la discordia
Erisz almája
mela della discordia
twistappel
príčina nepriateľstva
anlaşmazlık nedenitartışma kaynağı
apple of discord
something attractive that causes envy and quarrels among people who think they deserve it. The right to host the Olympic Games is an apple of discord between the two countries.
the apple of someone's eye a person or thing (that) is greatly loved. She is the apple of her father's eye.
upset the apple cart to bring into disorder. The football team were doing very well when their best player upset the apple cart by breaking his leg.
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