if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

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Attributed to Harry S. Truman, coined in a newspaper in July 1942.

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Cantonese: 冇咁大個頭,唔好戴咁大頂帽 /冇咁大个头 — If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it
• Chinese Cantonese: 唔好戴咁大顶帽 — If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it
• Chinese Mandarin: 沒有金剛鑽,別攬瓷器活 /没有金刚钻 — If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it
• Chinese Mandarin: 别揽瓷器活 (méiyǒu jīngāngzuàn, bié lǎn cíqì huó) — If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it
• Danish: hvis man ikke kan lide lugten i bageriet må man forlade det — If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it
• Finnish: joka leikkiin ryhtyy, se leikin kestäköön — If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it
• German: wenn du die Hitze nicht verträgst, geh nicht in die Küche — If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it
• Norwegian: den som er med på leken, må tåle steken — If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it
• Portuguese: os incomodados que se mudem — If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it
• Slovak: kto sa bojí, nesmie do lesa — If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it
• Spanish: si no puedes aguantar el calor, sal de la cocina — If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it