go and collect firewood
From LSJ
ὃν οὐ τύπτει λόγος οὐδὲ ῥάβδος → if words don't get through, neither a beating will | if the carrot doesn't work, the stick will not work either | whom words do not strike, neither does the rod
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
ἐπὶ φρυγανισμὸν ἐξέρχομαι, ἐπὶ φρυγανισμὸν ἐξέρχεσθαι
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