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Augean stables n (idiomatic)

An extremely filthy or untidy place or situation. (figuratively) A place or situation characterized by corruption or moral decay. Today is Εορτασμός της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης του 1821, the Celebration of the Greek Revolution of 1821, which marks the start of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire on this day in 1821, and is Greece’s Independence Day.

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