Ahn Posted 18 years ago
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belly of the beast
The idea comes from Edouard Balladur, the former French prime minister whose belly-of-the-beast Gaullist establishment credentials stretch back 40 years. Today, part of his pertinence lies in a close relationship with Nicolas Sarkozy, once his budget minister and spokesman, who a decade ago argued that Balladur would make a better president than Jacques Chirac.
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It usually means the center of something dangerous. g. Berlin in WWII would be the belly of the beast.
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It usually means the center of something dangerous. E.g. Berlin in WWII would be the belly of the beast.
The beast, though, could also mean politics. So, it may mean a particularly inaccessible political system.
The beast, though, could also mean politics. So, it may mean a particularly inaccessible political system.
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