fi kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroa

A Finnish term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: English Wiktionary and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Derived from

  • fi kiertää (v) ➜
  • fi kissa (n) ➜
  • fi puuro (n) ➜

Synonyms

  • en beat around the bush (v, communication) ➜

Etymologically related

  • fi kiertää ➜
  • fi kissa ➜
  • fi kuin ➜
  • fi kuumaa ➜
  • fi puuroa ➜

Related terms

  • en beat around bush ➜

Context of this term

  • en simile ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroa
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