kun antaa pahalle pikkusormen, se vie koko käden in Finnish

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Etymology: Literally, “when you give the evil a little finger, it'll take the whole hand”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|when you give the evil a little finger, it'll take the whole hand}} “when you give the evil a little finger, it'll take the whole hand”, {{lit|when you give the evil a little finger, it'll take the whole hand}} Literally, “when you give the evil a little finger, it'll take the whole hand” Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=kun antaa pahalle pikkusormen, se vie koko käden}} kun antaa pahalle pikkusormen, se vie koko käden

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      "word": "jos antaa pahalle pikkusormen, se vie koko käden"
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"kun antaa pahalle pikkusormen, se vie koko käden" meaning in Finnish

Proverb