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Päästä kuin koira veräjästä

Meaning: To escape consequences entirely; to get off scot-free.

Language: Finnish

Literally: To get off like a dog through the gate

Category: Animals

Origin: A dog slips through a farm gate before anyone can stop it — a Finnish image of slick, unpunished escape.

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