"kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroa" meaning in Finnish

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Verb

Etymology: Literally, “to circle around hot porridge like a cat”; calque of Swedish gå som katten kring het gröt Etymology templates: {{m-g|to circle around hot porridge like a cat}} “to circle around hot porridge like a cat”, {{lit|to circle around hot porridge like a cat}} Literally, “to circle around hot porridge like a cat”, {{calque|fi|sv|gå som katten kring het gröt|nocap=1}} calque of Swedish gå som katten kring het gröt Head templates: {{head|fi|verb|cat2=|cat3=|head=kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroa|sort=}} kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroa, {{fi-verb|head=kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroa}} kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroa
  1. (simile, transitive, usually atelic) to beat around the bush (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-kiertää_kuin_kissa_kuumaa_puuroa-fi-verb-3XuQ3D~J Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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