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jak się chce psa uderzyć, to kij się znajdzie

//ˈjak ˈɕɛxt͡sɛ ˈpsa uˈdɛ.ʐɘt͡ɕ |ˈtɔ ˈkij ˈɕɛznaj.d͡ʑɛ/ | /ˈjak ˈɕɛw̃xt͡sɛ ˈpsa uˈdɛ.ʐɘt͡ɕ |ˈtɔ ˈkij ˈɕɛw̃znaj.d͡ʑɛ//
Polishproverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    if someone is expecting to find something, usually through bias or prejudice, then anything can look like the sought thing

Etymology

Literally, “if one wants to hit a dog, then a club will be found”.

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