per rectum ad astra Phrase
Meaning:
via rectum to the stars
Comment
a modern parody of per aspera ad astra, originating and most commonly used in Russia, meaning that the path to success took you through most undesirable and objectionable places or environments; or that a found solution to a complex problem is extremely convoluted.
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