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humpty dumpty

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phrase

formal
  • ruПерсонаж английского детского стихотворения, обычно изображаемый в виде яйца, которое сидит на стене, падает и разбивается.
  1. Nursery rhyme characterA2informal

    A character from a traditional English nursery rhyme, depicted as an egg that falls off a wall and cannot be put back together again.

    ruШалтай-Болтай

    • Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
    • All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.
    • The children recited the Humpty Dumpty rhyme in class.
  2. Something irreparableB2informal

    Used metaphorically to describe a situation or thing that is broken beyond repair.

    ruНепоправимое

    • After the argument, their friendship was like Humpty Dumpty.
    • The project fell apart and became a real Humpty Dumpty situation.
    • Once the trust is broken, it's often a Humpty Dumpty scenario.