词组 | divided against itself |
释义 | divided against itselfIn perpetual disagreement, as of the members of a group. The phrase is derived from "a house divided against itself cannot stand," a Bible verse (Mark 3:25) that was popularized in an 1858 speech by Abraham Lincoln. The candidate urged the members of his political party to unite because he understood that a house divided against itself cannot stand. divided against itself(of a group which should be a unified whole) split by factional interests.This expression originates in Jesus's words in Matthew 12:25: ‘every city or house divided against itself shall not stand’. |
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