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Бабин біб розцвів у дощ, буде бабі біб у борщ. (Babyn bib roztsviv u doshch, bude babi bib u borshch.)

Meaning: A bilabial 'b / bib / bor' drill that ends in a very Slavic splash of borscht.

Literally: Grandma's beans bloomed in the rain; grandma will have beans in her borscht.

Origin: A classic Ukrainian tongue twister.

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