"när fan blir gammal blir han religiös" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Swedish]

Etymology: när (“when”) + fan (“the Devil”) + blir (“becomes”) + gammal (“old”) + blir (“becomes”) + han (“he”) + religiös (“religious”), "When the Devil grows old, he becomes religious." Etymology templates: {{af|sv|när|fan|blir|gammal|blir|han|religiös|t1=when|t2=the Devil|t3=becomes|t4=old|t5=becomes|t6=he|t7=religious}} när (“when”) + fan (“the Devil”) + blir (“becomes”) + gammal (“old”) + blir (“becomes”) + han (“he”) + religiös (“religious”) Head templates: {{head|sv|proverb}} när fan blir gammal blir han religiös
  1. (idiomatic) Said when someone changes for the better, especially in a dramatic and unexpected way. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-när_fan_blir_gammal_blir_han_religiös-sv-proverb-hlp9VDMj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish proverbs Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Swedish proverbs: 52 48
  2. (idiomatic) More literally: People often become more religious as they get closer to death Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-när_fan_blir_gammal_blir_han_religiös-sv-proverb-mT1C9VgS Categories (other): Swedish proverbs Disambiguation of Swedish proverbs: 52 48
     
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