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enginn verður óbarinn biskup

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

Literally “nobody becomes an unbeaten bishop”.

Proverb edit

enginn verður óbarinn biskup

  1. (idiomatic) no pain, no gain, one has to exert oneself to reach one's goals
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