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i w Paryżu nie zrobią z owsa ryżu

//i‿f‿paˈrɘ.ʐu ɲɛ‿ˈzrɔ.bjɔw̃ ˈzɔf.sa ˈrɘ.ʐu//
Polishproverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear

Etymology

Literally, “even in Paris they won't make rice from oats”.

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