finns det hjärterum så finns det stjärterum
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Roughly, "If there's room in the heart, there's room for the butt," or, "If there's heart-room, there's butt-room," with an ad-hoc compound stjärterum (stjärtrum would be expected) to match hjärterum. Compare Danish hvor der er hjerterum, er der husrum.
Proverb[edit]
finns det hjärterum så finns det stjärterum
- (humorous) Said when making an effort to accommodate guests or the like (despite lack of space or the like); where there's a will there's a way