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Subject: Need help with proverb
Written By: K1chyd on 04/26/08 at 12:23 pm
I'm looking for an english equivalent to a swedish proverb about making up for lost money on item A by getting as much in on item B, over here it goes approximately like this; what the circus looses on the swings it gets back on the merry-go-round". Does this ring any bells for someone?
Subject: Re: Need help with proverb
Written By: ChuckyG on 04/26/08 at 2:28 pm
I'm looking for an english equivalent to a swedish proverb about making up for lost money on item A by getting as much in on item B, over here it goes approximately like this; what the circus looses on the swings it gets back on the merry-go-round". Does this ring any bells for someone?
I get the meaning, and I know there must be an English equivalent. It's describing what marketing people here call a loss leader. I wonder if searching for loss leader proverbs might turn something up.
Subject: Re: Need help with proverb
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/08 at 4:38 pm
"What one loses on the swings one gains on the roundabouts." ?
Subject: Re: Need help with proverb
Written By: philbo on 04/26/08 at 4:40 pm
As t'other Philip says: Swings and roundabouts... what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabout.
(Or the Marillion lyric: "I'm losing on the swings, I'm losing on the roundabouts")
Subject: Re: Need help with proverb
Written By: K1chyd on 04/27/08 at 7:37 am
My dictionary says that roundabouts are basically the same thing as merry-go-rounds, so I conclude that the swedish version is basically a transition of the english proverb and that I was darn closer than I thought from the start. Thanks for helping me out! :)
Subject: Re: Need help with proverb
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/08 at 7:39 am
My dictionary says that roundabouts are basically the same thing as merry-go-rounds, so I conclude that the swedish version is basically a transition of the english proverb and that I was darn closer than I thought from the start. Thanks for helping me out! :)
No problem and I hope it is useful for you.