i de lugnaste vatten simmar de fulaste fiskarna

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, "In the calmest waters swim the ugliest fish," with ful fisk (“ugly fish”) being an idiom for a criminal or deceitful person.

Proverb[edit]

i de lugnaste vatten simmar de fulaste fiskarna

  1. bad people sometimes turn up in unexpected places

Usage notes[edit]

Sometimes shortened to "I de lugnaste vatten."

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