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jak się chce psa uderzyć, to kij się znajdzie

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, if one wants to hit a dog, then a club will be found.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈjak ˈɕɛxt͡sɛ ˈpsa uˈdɛ.ʐɘt͡ɕ |ˈtɔ ˈkij ˈɕɛznaj.d͡ʑɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈjak ˈɕɛw̃xt͡sɛ ˈpsa uˈdɛ.ʐɘt͡ɕ |ˈtɔ ˈkij ˈɕɛw̃znaj.d͡ʑɛ/
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Proverb

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jak się chce psa uderzyć, to kij się znajdzie

  1. (idiomatic) if someone is expecting to find something, usually through bias or prejudice, then anything can look like the sought thing

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