"þegar stórt er spurt er oft fátt um svör" meaning in Icelandic

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Proverb

Head templates: {{head|is|proverb|head=þegar stórt er spurt er oft fátt um svör}} þegar stórt er spurt er oft fátt um svör
  1. (idiomatic) used to gracefully dodge a question; I am unable to give an answer to that question; There are no answers to such big questions Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: þegar stórt er spurt [ellipsis], þegar stórt er spurt þá er lítið um svör, þegar stórt er spurt verður oft fátt um svör
    Sense id: en-þegar_stórt_er_spurt_er_oft_fátt_um_svör-is-proverb-ZNELN~u9 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic proverbs

Alternative forms

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