"jos on lusikalla annettu, ei voi kauhalla vaatia" meaning in Finnish

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Proverb

Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=jos on lusikalla annettu, ei voi kauhalla vaatia}} jos on lusikalla annettu, ei voi kauhalla vaatia
  1. One cannot expect too much from a (hopelessly) unintelligent person; there is no cure for stupidity. Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-jos_on_lusikalla_annettu,_ei_voi_kauhalla_vaatia-fi-proverb-tbU~KiGa Categories (other): Finnish proverbs Disambiguation of Finnish proverbs: 49 51
  2. (more generally) If someone simply lacks some quality, one cannot expect too much from them in that regard. Tags: broadly, literally Synonyms: ei voi kauhalla vaatia, jos on lusikalla annettu, kun on lusikalla annettu, ei voi kauhalla vaatia, ei voi kauhalla vaatia, kun on lusikalla annettu
    Sense id: en-jos_on_lusikalla_annettu,_ei_voi_kauhalla_vaatia-fi-proverb-Yw5g2pf6 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Finnish proverbs: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69
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      "word": "ei voi kauhalla vaatia, jos on lusikalla annettu"
    },
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      "word": "kun on lusikalla annettu, ei voi kauhalla vaatia"
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