throw out of gear
From LSJ
ἐὰν οὖν τὰ μαλακὰ σκληρῶς καὶ τὰ σκληρὰ μαλακῶς λέγηται, πιθανὸν γίγνεται → but if, as a result, gentle things are said harshly and harsh things gently, the result is unpersuasive
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
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