happamia, sanoi kettu pihlajanmarjoista
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “they're sour, said the fox about the rowanberries”. Ultimately of the same origin as with English sour grapes (see it for more); referring to rowanberries instead of grapes is calqued from Swedish (compare Swedish surt sa räven om rönnbären).
Proverb
[edit]happamia, sanoi kettu pihlajanmarjoista
- those who cannot obtain things become jealous of them; sour grapes