Talk:elk nadeel heeft zijn voordeel

RFD discussion: April–May 2021
Dutch. Something short of an aphorism, SOP, obviously not dictionary material. The synonym is not a true synonym. Or maybe it should be moved to elk nadeel heb se foordeel. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  15:48, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I've added the English equivalent. keep. SemperBlotto (talk) 07:06, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Why? The English equivalent is obviously an idiom, but this Dutch phrase is just "every disadvantage has its advantage". It just has wide currency because the term, along with a few variants, was famously used by, someone who was notorious for his linguistic clumsiness and commonplaces. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  10:20, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
 * delete; Even though I'd love it to be kept (it's a widely used phrase and doesn't have many alternatives), the phrase is simply SOP, unidiomatic and doesn't qualify for the phrasebook. I don't see what else we could appeal to to ensure it's kept. Thadh (talk) 10:33, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete. I think this Cruijffism has about the same status as famous Yogiisms such as ”I really didn't say everything I said.” Cute, but not lexical stuff. --Lambiam 14:22, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete, SOP. PUC – 19:17, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
 * RFD-deleted. Imetsia (talk) 19:27, 13 May 2021 (UTC)