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I’ve never been a burn-down-the-ramparts sort of person

Posted: February 2, 2021 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized |Leave a comment

Attorney Roberta Kaplan was discussing her belief in institutions and uttered this malaphor. It is a mashup of “burn down the house” (destroy something completely) and “storm the ramparts” (to take over something quickly). The quote is about 3/4 of the way in the article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/roberta-kaplan-lawyer-attorney-trump/2021/01/17/ae8890f2-50f8-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html

A tip of the hat to Tom Justice for spotting this one and sending it in.

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