vill man vara fin får man lida pin

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Literally, "If one wants to be pretty, one has to suffer torment." Pin is a form of pina that mostly only appears in this phrase/proverb (for the rhyme).

Proverb

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vill man vara fin får man lida pin

  1. Said when someone endures something (moderately) unpleasant in order to look good.
    Korsetten var skitobekväm, men vill man vara fin får man lida pin
    The corset was bloody uncomfortable, but if you want to be pretty, you have to suffer

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