"if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: Attributed to Harry S. Truman, coined in a July 1942 newspaper. Head templates: {{en-proverb}} if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
  1. If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it. Wikipedia link: Harry S. Truman Translations (If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it): 冇咁大個頭,唔好戴咁大頂帽 /冇咁大个头 (Chinese Cantonese), 唔好戴咁大顶帽 (english: Don't wear such a big hat if you don't have such a big head.) (alt: mou⁵ gam³ daai⁶ go³ tau⁴, m⁴ hou² daai³ gam³ daai⁶ deng² mou⁶⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 沒有金剛鑽,別攬瓷器活 /没有金刚钻 (Chinese Mandarin), 别揽瓷器活 (méiyǒu jīngāngzuàn, bié lǎn cíqì huó) (english: if you don't have a diamond, stay out of porcelain business.) (Chinese Mandarin), joka leikkiin ryhtyy, se leikin kestäköön (english: the one who enters the game should not leave the game) (Finnish), wenn du die Hitze nicht verträgst, geh nicht in die Küche (German), den som er med på leken, må tåle steken (english: those who are in on the game, must be able to handle the heat) (Norwegian), os incomodados que se mudem (Portuguese), si no puedes aguantar el calor, sal de la cocina (Spanish)
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          "alt": "mou⁵ gam³ daai⁶ go³ tau⁴, m⁴ hou² daai³ gam³ daai⁶ deng² mou⁶⁻²",
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          "sense": "If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it",
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          "roman": "méiyǒu jīngāngzuàn, bié lǎn cíqì huó",
          "sense": "If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it",
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          "english": "the one who enters the game should not leave the game",
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          "sense": "If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it",
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          "sense": "If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it",
          "word": "wenn du die Hitze nicht verträgst, geh nicht in die Küche"
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          "code": "ko",
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          "note": "절이 싫으면 중이 떠나야 한다 (jeor-i sireumyeon jung-i tteonaya handa, literally “If the monk hates the monastery, he should leave”)",
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          "sense": "If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it",
          "word": "den som er med på leken, må tåle steken"
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          "sense": "If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it",
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "волко́в боя́ться — в лес не ходи́ть (volkóv bojátʹsja — v les ne xodítʹ) (if you are afraid of wolves, don't go to the woods)",
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          "sense": "If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it",
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      "english": "the one who enters the game should not leave the game",
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      "sense": "If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it",
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      "sense": "If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it",
      "word": "wenn du die Hitze nicht verträgst, geh nicht in die Küche"
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      "note": "절이 싫으면 중이 떠나야 한다 (jeor-i sireumyeon jung-i tteonaya handa, literally “If the monk hates the monastery, he should leave”)",
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      "sense": "If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it",
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      "sense": "If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it",
      "word": "os incomodados que se mudem"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "волко́в боя́ться — в лес не ходи́ть (volkóv bojátʹsja — v les ne xodítʹ) (if you are afraid of wolves, don't go to the woods)",
      "sense": "If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it",
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  "word": "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"
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