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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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