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🤖 Literally, in English

“It isn't saints who mould the pots.”

Не святі горшки ліплять. Ne sviati horshky liplyat

🤨 What does it ACTUALLY mean? →

🇬🇧 What you'd actually say

“Anyone can learn to do it.”

also: “It's not rocket science.” · “You'll pick it up — people do it every day.”

📖 Meaning
Don't be intimidated — ordinary people do this job, so you can too.
💡 Why it's funny
Out of context it sounds like a theological ruling on the pottery industry.
🧭 Closest English idiom
No direct English equivalent. 'It's not rocket science' says the task is easy; this one says something warmer — that ordinary people, not geniuses, are the ones who actually do it. English has no single idiom with that encouraging tone.
📝 Explanation
Encouragement to a beginner who thinks a skill is beyond them.

🧠 Learn

  • pick something up (phrase) — to learn a skill without formal study — навчитися, схопити “You'll pick it up in a week.”
  • intimidated (adjective) — feeling nervous because something seems difficult — наляканий, невпевнений “Don't be intimidated by the software.”

🗣 In context

Спробуй, навчишся. Не святі горшки ліплять.

Give it a try, you'll learn. Anyone can do it.

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Questions people ask

What does “It isn't saints who mould the pots.” mean?

Don't be intimidated — ordinary people do this job, so you can too.

How do you say «Не святі горшки ліплять.» in English?

Naturally: “Anyone can learn to do it.”. There is no direct English equivalent — 'It's not rocket science' says the task is easy; this one says something warmer — that ordinary people, not geniuses, are the ones who actually do it. English has no single idiom with that encouraging tone.

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