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bête noire |
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somebody's bête noire someone or something that you really hate or that really annoys you People who use jargon are his particular bête noire. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His political bête noire, ' Adams tells us, 'was Sir Robert Peel, whose conversion to Free Trade in 1846 had broken the Tory Party over an economic principle he believed more important than party unity. Tax shelters had long been the bête noire of reformers" Tax shelters had long been the bête noire of reformers" |
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