Is there a better classical latin translation of don't let the bastards get you down?

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Apologies for beating a dead horse but would any of these options grammatically make sense or work for 'don't let the 'jerks' grind you down' as bastard wasn't a thing apparently? I know nothis is an option but id like something that's an insult in classical latin?

Non te irrumatores terere

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 Ne te irrumatores conterere

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Noli sinere irrumatores te conterere

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Noli irrumatores permittere te terere

Welcome to the site! Have you seen this earlier question on the phrase and read its answers? That might give you ideas if not answers, and you can edit your question to update it if you have new insights. — Joonas Ilmavirta, Jan 26 '21 at 07:33

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 07 '21 at 10:59

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The previous answer is indeed interesting and Weimer's Ne terant te spurii seems excellent to me.

As a general thought, ne + conj. pf. is often an elegant solution for the so-called negative imperative: Ne te triverint spurii, e.g.

answered Feb 07 '21 at 10:59

Batavulus

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Hi! This is a good answer, but the question was closed as a duplicate. Would you mind reposting this as an answer to the still open question? – Joonas Ilmavirta Feb 10 '21 at 08:09

Is there a better classical latin translation of don't let the bastards get you down?

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