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licho nie śpi

//ˈli.xɔ ˈɲɛ ɕpi//
Polishproverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    a bad penny always turns up (one can never be too careful)

Etymology

Literally, “the likho does not sleep”, or more loosely translated as “the devil never sleeps”. Compare Hungarian az ördög nem alszik, Czech čert nikdy nespí, Slovak čert nikdy nespí.

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