köyhä kuin kirkonrotta

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of Swedish fattig som en kyrkråtta; literally "poor as a church rat"

Adjective

köyhä kuin kirkonrotta

  1. (simile) poor as a church mouse, poor as Job, poor as Job's turkey (extremely poor, destitute)

Declension

See köyhä.

Synonyms

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