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apple of discord

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apple of discord
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(Myth & Legend / 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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Noun1.apple of discordapple of discord - (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been invited); the apple had `for the fairest' written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it; when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War
trophy, prize - something given as a token of victory
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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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. twisappel سَبَب شِقاق، مَثار نِزاع ябълката на раздора jablko sváru stridens æble Der Apfel des Zwistes μήλο της έριδος manzana de la discordia tüliõun مایۀ شر؛ سبب دلخوری kiistakapula סֶלָע הַמַחֲלוֹקֶת विवाद का सबब predmet svađe Erisz almája rebutan pomo della discordia 争の種 분쟁의 씨 nesantaikos obuolys strīda ābols punca perselisihan twistappel stridens eple kość niezgody яблоко раздора jablko sváru, príčina nepriateľstva jabuka razdora stridsäpple สิ่งที่ทำให้เกิดความไม่ลงรอยกัน anlaşmazlık nedeni, tartışma kaynağı 爭端;禍根 яблуко розбрату وجۂ تنازعہ ، بنائے مخاصمت mối bất hoà
the apple of someone's eye
a person or thing (that) is greatly loved She is the apple of her father's eye. oogappel قُرَّة العَيْن ، أعَز شَيء най-скъпото ми zřítelnice oka øjesten (Aug)apfel αδυναμία niña de los ojos (de alguien) (kellegi) silmatera نور چشمی؛ بسیار عزیز olla jnk silmäterä la prunelle des yeux (de qqn) מַחְמַל נָפְשוֹ आंख का तारा zjenica oka a szeme fénye buah hati eftirlæti la pupilla degli occhi (di qualcuno), il cocco 大事なもの 애지중지하는 것 kieno didžiausias turtas/numylėtinis acuraugs buah hati oogappel øyenstein oczko w głowie menina dos olhos lumina ochilor (cuiva) зеница ока najdrahšia, najvzácnejšia osoba (vec) punčica očesa ljubimac ögonsten คนพิเศษของบางคน canının içi, göz bebeği 掌上明珠,被受寵愛的人或物 зіниця ока آنکھ کا تارا، پیارا người/ vật được yêu quí nhất
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. stokkie voor steek, teëspoed kry يُسَبِّب الفَوضى обърквам плановете на някой obrátit vše naruby stikke kæp i hjulet alles über den Haufen werfen ανατρέπω τα σχέδια, φέρνω αναστάτωση echarlo todo a rodar kaarte segi lööma کارها را خراب کردن؛ نقشه را به هم زدن herättää hämmennystä tout chambouler לִגְרוֹם לַאֲנְדרלמוּסיָה बिगाड़ देना pomrsiti račune keresztülhúzza vkinek a számításait mengacaukan setja á annan endann mandare tutto all'aria, rompere le uova nel paniere 計画をだめにする 계획을 망치다 viską sugadinti, sugriauti planus izjaukt kāda nodomus; radīt sajukumu jadi kucar kacir een streep door de rekening halen velte planene, stikke kjepper i hjulene narobić bigosu, pokrzyżować plany estragar tudo a da totul peste cap спутать все карты urobiť čiaru cez rozpočet postaviti vse na glavo dovesti do meteža fördärva det hela, skapa förvirring ทำให้เสียแผน berbat etmek, bir çuval inciri berbat etmek 引起混亂 вставляти палиці в колеса منصوبہ خاک میں ملانا làm đảo lộn


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The "Cypria" begins with the first causes of the war, the purpose of Zeus to relieve the overburdened earth, the apple of discord, the rape of Helen.
Miss Bygrave simply declines to be an apple of discord (if you will permit the classical allusion) cast into your household.
A smart notion," vociferated the clerk, "thrown out as an apple of discord.
 
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