"pitäkää tunkkinne" meaning in Finnish

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Phrase

Etymology: From an old joke or anecdote (with many variations) about a man who gets a flat tyre while driving in the remote countryside. He walks a long distance trying to get help and eventually comes across a farmhouse. He knocks on the door to ask for a jack to help him replace the tyre, but has by then grown so aggravated and pessimistic that when the door opens, he only exclaims "you know what, keep your damn jack!" Some sources state the story may have originated with or popularized by Danny Thomas. Head templates: {{head|fi|phrase|head=pitäkää tunkkinne}} pitäkää tunkkinne, {{tlb|fi|colloquial}} (colloquial)
  1. Used to express giving up trying to get something due to being fed up with the process of trying to acquire it; (just) keep it, keep the thing, I'm not going to get/buy it; I'll let you/them have it Tags: colloquial, literally
    Sense id: en-pitäkää_tunkkinne-fi-phrase-aeAFdanj Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. Used to express giving up in general; screw this, I won't bother Tags: colloquial, literally
    Sense id: en-pitäkää_tunkkinne-fi-phrase-JL1cnGf4 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
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