denial is not a river in Egypt

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  1. Used to point out that somebody is in a state of psychological denial. humorous
    — “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.”

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A pun on the Nile.
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