Mexican standoff (suomeksi)

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(lb, en, idiomatic, slang) A stalemate, or a confrontation between two or more sides that no side can win.
(lb, en, idiomatic, slang, _, specifically) An inconclusive standoff, ending in mutual retreat.''Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang''
(lb, en, idiomatic, slang, _, specifically) A confrontation between two or more armed parties, neither of which wants to attack first (fearing that the other could retaliate), but neither of which will disarm (for fear the other will attack).
(lb, en, idiomatic, slang, _, specifically) A three-way or more standoff.
(lb, en, rail transport) A near-collision between two trains, an averted cornfield meet.