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Meaning of as the mountain could not wait upon Mahomet, Mahomet would go to the mountain | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Phrase. [C2]

Examples

“On Tuesday evening he sent a message to the office of the Stamford paper, requesting that, as the "mountain could not wait upon Mahomet, Mahomet would go to the mountain,"—or, in other words, that the printer would call upon him, and receive an order for executing some hand-bills announcing Mr. Lambert's arrival, and his desire to see company.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

as the next girl as the next guy as the next person as the saying goes as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined as they say