"reći popu pop, a bobu bob" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Serbo-Croatian]

Forms: pf [canonical], рећи попу поп, а бобу боб [Cyrillic]
Etymology: Literally, “to say ‘priest’ to the priest, and ‘broad bean’ to the broad bean”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to say ‘priest’ to the priest, and ‘broad bean’ to the broad bean}} “to say ‘priest’ to the priest, and ‘broad bean’ to the broad bean”, {{lit|to say ‘priest’ to the priest, and ‘broad bean’ to the broad bean}} Literally, “to say ‘priest’ to the priest, and ‘broad bean’ to the broad bean” Head templates: {{sh-verb|reći popu pop, a bobu bob|pf}} reći popu pop, a bobu bob pf (Cyrillic spelling рећи попу поп, а бобу боб)
  1. (idiomatic) to call a spade a spade Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-reći_popu_pop,_a_bobu_bob-sh-verb-xXx0~tE~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header
     
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      },
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    {
      "form": "pf",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "рећи попу поп, а бобу боб",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to call a spade a spade"
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          "call a spade a spade"
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        "(idiomatic) to call a spade a spade"
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ret͡ɕi popu pop a bobu bob/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "reći popu pop, a bobu bob"
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        "1": "to say ‘priest’ to the priest, and ‘broad bean’ to the broad bean"
      },
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "form": "рећи попу поп, а бобу боб",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        "Serbo-Croatian lemmas",
        "Serbo-Croatian multiword terms",
        "Serbo-Croatian perfective verbs",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Serbo-Croatian verbs"
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        "to call a spade a spade"
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) to call a spade a spade"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ret͡ɕi popu pop a bobu bob/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "reći popu pop, a bobu bob"
}

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