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Czech to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources | | Czech term or phrase: Poturčenec horší Turka | I need to translate this proverb.
The literal meaning is that somebody, who was made a Turkish person, is worse than a Turkish person itself. |
|  Radovan PletkaKudoZ activityQuestions: 449 (none open) ( 45 closed without grading) Answers: 357
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| | To out-Herod Herod | Explanation:
I have also heard 'to be more Pope-like than the Pope'. I think if you can think of any other similar similies then you can use that as well.
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Depending on the given situation, maybe 'there's no smoker worse than an ex-smoker' :)
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edit to above - should be 'no worse non-smoker than an ex-smoker'!
or maybe 'Holier-than-thou attitude'
'Do as I say, not do as I do'
I'll stop there... I might be going way off track... |
| Selected response from:
 Gerry Vickers
Local time: 05:44
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Explanation:
I have also heard 'to be more Pope-like than the Pope'. I think if you can think of any other similar similies then you can use that as well.
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Note added at 12 mins (2009-01-21 00:28:27 GMT)
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http://www.bartleby.com/81/12573.html
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2009-01-22 09:37:24 GMT)
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Depending on the given situation, maybe 'there's no smoker worse than an ex-smoker' :)
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2009-01-22 10:06:32 GMT)
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edit to above - should be 'no worse non-smoker than an ex-smoker'!
or maybe 'Holier-than-thou attitude'
'Do as I say, not do as I do'
I'll stop there... I might be going way off track...
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| Gerry Vickers
Local time: 05:44
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 8
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