luudan päältä lattialle

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Finnish

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Phrase

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luudan päältä lattialle (literally, “from on top of the broom onto the floor”)

  1. (idiomatic) not (falling) very far down; not losing very much, because there was not much to lose anyway
    Köyhä ei kaadu korkealta; luudan päältä lattialle.
    A lowly person cannot fall far, only from on top of the broom onto the floor.