Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally ‘when it rains on the priest it [also] splashes on the sexton’.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /nɛr dɛt ˈrɛŋnar poː ˈprɛsːtɛn soː ²skvɛtːɛr dɛt poː ²klɔkːarɛn/
Proverb[edit]
när det regnar på prästen så skvätter det på klockaren
- a rising tide lifts all boats
Further reading[edit]