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repartir comme en quarante

/ʁə.paʁ.tiʁ kɔ.m‿ɑ̃ ka.ʁɑ̃t/

verb/ʁə.paʁ.tiʁ kɔ.m‿ɑ̃ ka.ʁɑ̃t/

to go to the dogs once more, to go to shit again

C'est reparti comme en quarante.Here we go again.

A reference to the beginning of WW2; compare the alternative form repartir comme en quatorze, in reference to WW1.