"köyhä kuin kirkonrotta" meaning in Finnish

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Adjective

Etymology: Calque of Swedish fattig som en kyrkråtta; literally "poor as a church rat" Etymology templates: {{calque|fi|sv|fattig som en kyrkråtta}} Calque of Swedish fattig som en kyrkråtta Head templates: {{fi-adj|head=köyhä kuin kirkonrotta}} köyhä kuin kirkonrotta
  1. (simile) poor as a church mouse, poor as Job, poor as Job's turkey (extremely poor, destitute) Synonyms: rutiköyhä, köyhä kuin kirkon rotta
    Sense id: en-köyhä_kuin_kirkonrotta-fi-adj-q5n~vXT7 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish similes

Alternative forms

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