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denial ain't just a river in Egypt

denial ain't just a river in Egypt is the alternative form of denial is not a river in Egypt.

Meaning of denial is not a river in Egypt

Phrase

denial is not a river in Egypt

  1. (humorous) Used to point out that somebody is in a state of psychological denial.
    • “Denial is not a river in Egypt,” began the first orientation lecture I ever attended in rehab, “but a lot of people build themselves palatial, twelve-room houseboats and live there for years, maybe the rest of their entire, unhappy lives.”2004, Bill Manville, Cool, Hip & Sober: 88 Ways to Beat Booze and Drugs, Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 68

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Denial ain't just a river in Egypt is the alternative form of denial is not a river in Egypt.

Words near denial ain't just a river in Egypt in the dictionary

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