kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroa

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Finnish

Etymology

kiertää (to circle) kuin (like) kissa (cat) kuumaa (hot) puuroa (porridge), to circle around hot porridge like a cat; calque of Swedish gå som katten kring het gröt

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkie̞rtæːˈkːuiŋ ˈkisːɑ ˈkuːmɑː ˈpuːro̞.ɑ]
  • Hyphenation: kier‧tää kuin kis‧sa kuu‧maa puu‧ro‧a

Verb

kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroa

  1. (transitive, simile, + partitive) to beat around the bush (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant)

Conjugation