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Swedish
Etymology
Literally ‘when it rains on the priest it splashes on the sexton’.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛr dɛt ˈrɛŋnar poː ˈprɛsːtɛn soː ²skvɛtːɛr dɛt poː ²klɔkːarɛn/
Proverb
när det regnar på prästen så skvätter det på klockaren
- a rising tide lifts all boats
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