"maalata pirua seinälle" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Finnish]

Forms: "to paint a devil on the wall" [literally], maalata piruja seinille [alternative]
Etymology: Probably a calque of Swedish måla fan på väggen. Etymology templates: {{cal|fi|sv|måla fan på väggen|nocap=1}} calque of Swedish måla fan på väggen Head templates: {{head|fi|verb|cat2=|cat3=|head=maalata pirua seinälle|sort=}} maalata pirua seinälle, {{fi-verb|head=maalata pirua seinälle}} maalata pirua seinälle
  1. (idiomatic) to expect a misfortune to happen by speaking about it and the chance of it happening Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-maalata_pirua_seinälle-fi-verb-2tNVU6C8 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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