a hazug embert hamarabb utolérik, mint a sánta kutyát

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Hungarian

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Etymology

Literally: “a lying man will be caught sooner than a limping dog”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɒ ˈhɒzuɡ ˈɛmbɛrt ˈhɒmɒrɒbː ˈutoleːrik mint ɒ ˈʃaːntɒ ˈkucaːt]
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Proverb

a hazug embert hamarabb utolérik, mint a sánta kutyát

  1. a lie has no legs

Further reading

  • Gyula Paczolay: 750 Hungarian proverbs, 1991 [1]