mordre

Si nous ne le faisons pas, nous nous en mordrons les doigts plus tard.
If we fail to do so, we shall regret it dearly later on.
Nous nous en mordrons les doigts le restant de nos jours.
We won't forgive ourselves afterwards.
Si nous abaissons les normes internationales de comportement, nous nous en mordrons les doigts.
If we lower the standards of international norms of behaviour, it will come back to haunt us.
Nous la mordrons constamment aux jarrets. Jusqu'à présent nous avons été des chiens de garde, nous serons désormais des chiens de garde hargneux afin d'obtenir la résolution de tous ces problèmes.
We shall be constantly snapping at its heels, and while we were a watchdog before, now we shall be one with teeth, so that we can clear up all these matters.
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