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The bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, sarcastic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
nikdo nemá rád posly špatných zpráv
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Czech:
nestřílejte pianistu
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Czech:
nenadávej na zrcadlo když máš křivou hubu
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Dutch:
geef niet de boodschapper de schuld
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Dutch:
schiet niet op de boodschapper
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Dutch:
schiet niet van de boodschapper
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Finnish:
älä ammu viestintuojaa
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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French:
ne tuez pas le messager
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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French:
ne tirez pas sur le messager
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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French:
ce n’est pas en cassant le thermomètre qu’on fait tomber la fièvre
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Italian:
ambasciator non porta pena
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Kumyk:
элчиге оьлюм ёкъ
(elçige ölüm yoq)
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Northern Kurdish:
qasid êrî û bêrî ye
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Polish:
nie strzelaj do posłańca
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Russian:
горькие вести и гонцу не на ра́дость
(gorʹkije vesti i goncu ne na rádostʹ)
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Russian:
по вестям и гонца встречают
(po vestjam i gonca vstrečajut)
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Spanish:
no disparen / disparéis / maten / matéis al mensajero
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Spanish:
el que avisa no es traidor
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Swedish:
skjut inte budbäraren
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
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Turkish:
elçiye zeval olmaz
— the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
