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sleep under the same bridge
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sleep under the same bridgeverb
a critique of a law where circumstances are ignored.
sleep under the same bridgeverb
To be formally, but not actually, equal under the law.
Etymology: An allusion to “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under the bridge, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.”, a translation from the "La majestueuse égalité des lois, qui interdit au riche comme au pauvre de coucher sous les ponts, de mendier dans les rues et de voler du pain", Le Lys rouge, The Red Lily, 1894.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sleep under the same bridge in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sleep under the same bridge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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