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What was expected of them that they should have let Helms pour it on maybe serve as butts for a series of practical jokes without raising a finger in their own defense?
מה ציפו מהם, שיתנו להלמס לשפוך עליהם אולי ישמשו כמטרה לבדיחות מעשיות בלי להרים אצבע להגנתם?
It had been expected of them that they would stand up to Helms.
ציפו מהם שיעמדו מול הלמס.