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Gtivan Posted 19 years ago
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Can anybody help me with the meaning of this? :

Born out of deadlock

I found this in a dictionary:

Deadlock : standstill; stalemate

The use of "Born out of "gives a totally different meaning to the sentence. To be honest I don't get it.

Thanks for your help.
  

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Born out of wedlock = illegitimate. Do you have a context for "Born out of deadlock"? It could mean something that has been achieved despite apparent stalemate.

  • Born out of wedlock = illegitimate.
  • Do you have a context for "Born out of deadlock"?
  • It could mean something that has been achieved despite apparent stalemate.
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Born out of wedlock = illegitimate.

Do you have a context for "Born out of deadlock"? It could mean something that has been achieved despite apparent stalemate.

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