"peilingen zijn palingen" meaning in All languages combined

See peilingen zijn palingen on Wiktionary

Proverb [Dutch]

Etymology: Literally, “polls are eels”, referring to the slipperiness of eels. Etymology templates: {{m-g|polls are eels}} “polls are eels”, {{lit|polls are eels}} Literally, “polls are eels” Head templates: {{head|nl|proverb}} peilingen zijn palingen
  1. (politics) opinion polls are fickle and an unreliable indicator of election results Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-peilingen_zijn_palingen-nl-proverb-K4ZfDYIh Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch entries with language name categories using raw markup, Dutch proverbs Topics: government, politics

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