"jos on lusikalla annettu, ei voi kauhalla vaatia" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Finnish]

Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=jos on lusikalla annettu, ei voi kauhalla vaatia}} jos on lusikalla annettu, ei voi kauhalla vaatia
  1. One cannot expect too much from a (hopelessly) unintelligent person; there is no cure for stupidity. Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-jos_on_lusikalla_annettu,_ei_voi_kauhalla_vaatia-fi-proverb-tbU~KiGa Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish proverbs Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Finnish proverbs: 58 42
  2. (more generally) If someone simply lacks some quality, one cannot expect too much from them in that regard. Tags: broadly, literally
    Sense id: en-jos_on_lusikalla_annettu,_ei_voi_kauhalla_vaatia-fi-proverb-Yw5g2pf6 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ei voi kauhalla vaatia, jos on lusikalla annettu, kun on lusikalla annettu, ei voi kauhalla vaatia, ei voi kauhalla vaatia, kun on lusikalla annettu

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      "word": "kun on lusikalla annettu, ei voi kauhalla vaatia"
    },
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