Передати куті меду
Meaning: To overdo something well past the right measure.
Language: Ukrainian
Literally: To put too much honey in the kutia
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: Kutia, the ceremonial Ukrainian wheat-and-honey dish, is ruined by too much honey — a warning against going too far.
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