- English translation
They spill the coffee because they can't see properly, then announce it's a sign that God is sending them good luck.
- Literal wording
They pour out the coffee because of their blindness, and they say: good from God has come to them.
- Meaning and lesson
The saying mocks people whose weak eyesight makes them spill coffee, who then claim the accident is a good omen. It draws on a folk belief that coffee spilled accidentally on one's clothes foretells good fortune, a convenient story that hides the real cause: they simply could not see well.
More broadly, it applies to anyone who covers a blunder with a hollow justification. Instead of owning the mistake, the person reframes it as fate, luck, or something deliberate, hoping the flattering explanation will distract others from the plain failure behind it.
- When it is used
Use it teasingly or critically when someone dresses up an obvious mistake as a lucky sign or harmless accident, offering a flimsy excuse instead of admitting fault. The generic, mocking 'they' targets no particular group. It suits informal conversation and gentle ridicule.
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