"oft má satt kyrrt liggja" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Icelandic]

Head templates: {{head|is|proverb|head=oft má satt kyrrt liggja}} oft má satt kyrrt liggja
  1. (proverb) the truth is sometimes better left unsaid (confer the English bend the truth and the French toute vérité n’est pas bonne à dire) Related terms: láta eitthvað kyrrt liggja, þegja þunnu hljóði
    Sense id: en-oft_má_satt_kyrrt_liggja-is-proverb-zbNrr7p5 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic proverbs

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