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Meaning: To face one's destiny, often implying a dramatic or fatal confrontation with what is fated to come.
Language: Swedish
Literally: to go one's fate to meet
Category: Daily Life
Origin: A metaphorical image of walking forward to encounter one's inevitable end or doom rather than fleeing from it.
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