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

1. it never rains but it pours, when it rains, it pours

   Synonym: sjaldan er ein báran stök