það er ýmist of eða van

Icelandic

Etymology

From það (“it”) + er (“is”), the third person singular of vera (“to be”) + ýmist (“either”) + of (“too, too much”) + eða (“or”) + van (“too little”). Literally meaning "it is either too much or too little".

Proverb

það er ýmist of eða van

it never rains but it pours, when it rains, it pours

Synonyms

(it never rains but it pours): sjaldan er ein báran stök

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