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This is war, Peacock! Casualties are inevitable. You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs, every cook will tell you that!
— Clue • 1985
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker treats casualties as inevitable by calling the situation a war, then turns to an everyday cooking comparison. Breaking eggs becomes a way to justify losses. Invoking every cook adds comic certainty to an argument about consequences far removed from the kitchen.
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