paavillisempi kuin paavi itse
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]paavillisempi (“more pope-like”) + kuin (“than”) + paavi (“pope”) + itse (“himself”)
Phrase
[edit]- (simile) more Catholic than the Pope (supporting someone's ideas more vigorously than the person itself)
- olla ~ : to outpope the Pope (to try to act as a more authentic member of a group than one who is a genuine member of the group)