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double whammy

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double whammy
Noun
informal a devastating setback made up of two elements
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Spanish double whammy [-ˈwæmɪ] n (col) → palo doble
French double whammy [-ˈwæmɪ] n (inf) → double contretemps m
German double whammy [-ˈwæmɪ] (inf) n → Doppelschlag m
Italian double whammy [-ˈwæmɪ] n → doppia mazzata (fig)
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Sick poultry are a double whammy for poverty-stricken Africans.
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Revenue-starved campuses cannot endure the double whammy of state cutbacks and government-imposed tuition caps.
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Wheat is the first crop to really feel the double whammy of higher fuel and fertilizer costs this year," says Sherman Reese, a wheat producer in Pendleton, Ore.
The Big Squeeze by Bernick, Jeanne / Farm Journal
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