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The person who complains or speaks up most loudly receives the redress or attention which they seek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
som man spørger får man svar
— the person who complains most receives the attention
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Finnish:
kitisemällä saa haluamansa
— the person who complains most receives the attention
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French:
ceux qui parlent le plus fort ont toute l'attention
— the person who complains most receives the attention
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Galician:
quen non chora non mama
— the person who complains most receives the attention
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Hebrew:
הגלגל החורק הוא זה שזוכה לשימון
— the person who complains most receives the attention
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Hebrew:
מי שצועק מקבל
— the person who complains most receives the attention
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Hungarian:
néma gyereknek az anyja sem érti a szavát
— the person who complains most receives the attention
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Māori:
me whāngai anō te mōkai kākā e ngete ai
— the person who complains most receives the attention
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Norwegian Bokmål:
som man roper i skogen får man svar
— the person who complains most receives the attention
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Polish:
najgłośniej zgłaszane problemy rozwiązuje się najszybciej
— the person who complains most receives the attention
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Portuguese:
quem não chora, não mama
— the person who complains most receives the attention
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Spanish:
al que no habla Dios no lo oye
— the person who complains most receives the attention
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Spanish:
quien no llora, no mama
— the person who complains most receives the attention
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Turkish:
ağlamayana meme yok
— the person who complains most receives the attention
