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Heaven #3888 Why Must the Universe Suit You Right Now?
Posted July 8th, 2011 by Normand Bo...
Dear Gloria
in http://www.heavenletters.org/why-must-the-universe-suit-you-right-now.ht...
parag. 4
"Who are you to pout at the Universe because it is not obeying your command? Who are you to pout or stamp your foot? Why must the Universe suit your convenience just now? Odds are that you brought this situation that has gotten your goat all on your own? Odds are that nobody created this situation but you. And, if you did not, nevertheless, you still need to ride with it."
what is the meaning of the expression: "that has gotten your goat all on your own"?
Thanks
...this situation that has
...this situation that has gotten you upset, annoyed, angry... Something that gets your goat has gotten the better of you.
What is equivalent to that en Francais?
Thank you for your question, Normand.
"Something that gets your
"Something that gets your goat has gotten the better of you." In French, we would have to say the opposite to express the same meaning: "Something that gets your goat has gotten the worst of you."
So keeping the sentence the way you express it would mean in French that the situation has allowed you to express the best of yourself!
See how tricky sometimes translation can be!