"það er ýmist of eða van" meaning in Icelandic

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Proverb

Etymology: From það (“it”) + er (“is”), the third person singular of vera (“to be”) + ýmist (“either”) + of (“too, too much”) + eða (“or”) + van (“too little”). Literally meaning "it is either too much or too little". Head templates: {{head|is|proverb|head=það er ýmist of eða van}} það er ýmist of eða van
  1. it never rains but it pours, when it rains, it pours Synonyms: sjaldan er ein báran stök
    Sense id: en-það_er_ýmist_of_eða_van-is-proverb-izu9-8r8 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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  "etymology_text": "From það (“it”) + er (“is”), the third person singular of vera (“to be”) + ýmist (“either”) + of (“too, too much”) + eða (“or”) + van (“too little”). Literally meaning \"it is either too much or too little\".",
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  "lang_code": "is",
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      "glosses": [
        "it never rains but it pours, when it rains, it pours"
      ],
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          "it never rains but it pours",
          "it never rains but it pours"
        ],
        [
          "when it rains, it pours",
          "when it rains, it pours"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sjaldan er ein báran stök"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "það er ýmist of eða van"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From það (“it”) + er (“is”), the third person singular of vera (“to be”) + ýmist (“either”) + of (“too, too much”) + eða (“or”) + van (“too little”). Literally meaning \"it is either too much or too little\".",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "is",
        "2": "proverb",
        "head": "það er ýmist of eða van"
      },
      "expansion": "það er ýmist of eða van",
      "name": "head"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "it never rains but it pours, when it rains, it pours"
      ],
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        [
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          "it never rains but it pours"
        ],
        [
          "when it rains, it pours",
          "when it rains, it pours"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "sjaldan er ein báran stök"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "það er ýmist of eða van"
}

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