laita lapsi asialle, mene itse perässä

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laita lapsi asialle, mene itse perässä

  1. If you make someone else (particularly your child) do something (that you should do), you'll probably end up having to do it yourself anyway; it is not worth it to send a boy to do a man's job.
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