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Lucy and the footballstresses
fig.of.sp. предательство, подвох, обман (Repeating theme in "Peanuts" cartoons by Charles Schulz: Lucy positions the football on the ground; Charlie Brown runs to kick it; at the last moment, Lucy pulls the football away and Charlie Brown flips into the air, landing on his back. He falls for it every time, and then can't believe he fell for it AGAIN. The image has been used to describe gullibly being fooled over and over again by the same con. OlgaSib)