den som nämnde det, han klämde det

Swedish

Etymology

den (“the one”) +‎ som (“that”) +‎ nämnde (“mentioned”) +‎ det (“it”) +‎ han (“he”) +‎ klämde (“squeezed”) +‎ det (“it”), "The one who mentioned it squeezed it."

Proverb

den som nämnde det, han klämde det

  1. he who smelt it dealt it

Usage notes

Often shortened to "Den som nämnde't, han klämde't."

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