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Old January 17, 2011, 09:36 AM
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Believe it or not, in English: to jump through the hoop(s)
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Old January 17, 2011, 10:29 AM
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¿No preguntaste la misma pregunta hace algunos meses?
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Old January 17, 2011, 12:49 PM
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No recuerdo, no la tengo en mis archivos, y suelo regristrarlas todas.
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He encontrado el hilo: http://forums.tomisimo.org/showthread.php?t=8424
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Old January 17, 2011, 02:17 PM
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You´re right, I don´t have it in my files. Anyway what is to cross the rubicon? First time I have heard it.
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Hacer una decisión gorda que no se puede deshacer. Viene de cuando Julio César entró cruzó el río Rubicón, que era la frontera entre Gallia y Italia con su ejército, lo cual significaba declarar una guerra civil.
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En Chile pasar por el aro means to make you skip your turn/fool you.
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Another term related to to cross the Rubican is to reach the point of no return.

Another term related to to go through hoops is to go though hell and
high water.
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