"árinni kennir illur ræðari" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Icelandic]

Etymology: Literally, “to the oar blames a bad rower”, or more loosely translated as “a bad rower blames his oar”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to the oar blames a bad rower}} “to the oar blames a bad rower”, {{m-g|a bad rower blames his oar}} “a bad rower blames his oar”, {{lit|to the oar blames a bad rower|a bad rower blames his oar}} Literally, “to the oar blames a bad rower”, or more loosely translated as “a bad rower blames his oar” Head templates: {{head|is|proverb|head=árinni kennir illur ræðari}} árinni kennir illur ræðari
  1. a bad workman always blames his tools, a poor workman blames his tools
    Sense id: en-árinni_kennir_illur_ræðari-is-proverb-vnC2Lzn7 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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