när det regnar på prästen så skvätter det på klockaren

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Literally ‘when it rains on the priest it [also] splashes on the sexton’.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɛr dɛt ˈrɛŋnar poː ˈprɛsːtɛn soː ²skvɛtːɛr dɛt poː ²klɔkːarɛn/

Proverb

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när det regnar prästen skvätter det klockaren

  1. a rising tide lifts all boats

Further reading

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