🤖 Literally, in English
“By force you will not be lovely.”
Насильно милим не будеш. Nasylno mylym ne budesh
🤨 What does it ACTUALLY mean? →
🇬🇧 What you'd actually say
“You can't make someone love you.”
also: “Forcing it won't work.” · “If they don't want you, let it go.”
- 📖 Meaning
- You cannot force affection, friendship or approval.
- 💡 Why it's funny
- The literal version sounds like a warning about a beauty product used incorrectly.
- 🧭 Closest English idiom
- No direct English equivalent. English says 'you can't force it' or 'you can lead a horse to water', but neither is specifically about affection. There is no fixed English idiom for 'you cannot make someone like you'.
- 📝 Explanation
- Said to someone chasing a person who is not interested, and also about clients, employers and in-laws.
🧠 Learn
- let it go (phrase) — to stop trying and accept the situation — відпустити “It's over — let it go.”
- force (verb) — to make something happen against resistance — змушувати “You can't force a friendship.”
🗣 In context
Він не передзвонює вже тиждень. Насильно милим не будеш.
He hasn't called back in a week. You can't make someone love you.
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