syvissä vesissä ne isot kalat uivat

Finnish

Proverb

syvissä vesissä ne isot kalat uivat (literally, “in deep waters do the large fish swim”)

  1. still waters run deep
  2. the problem (... potential) tends to the biggest where it doesn't look like it

Synonyms

  • Synonym: tyynessä vedessä suuret kalat kutevat
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