a wild goose never laid a tame egg

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a wild goose never laid a tame egg

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  1. idiomatic Most things are inherited and predetermined.

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proverb most things are inherited and predetermined

Españolde tal palo, tal astilla
Françaisles chats ne font pas des chiens, les chiens ne font pas des chats
DeutschRaben zeugen keine Tauben
Русскийоси́на не роди́т апельси́на osína ne rodít apelʹsína

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"a wild goose never laid a tame egg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/a%20wild%20goose%20never%20laid%20a%20tame%20egg. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{a_wild_goose_never_laid_a_tame_egg_2026,
  title = {a wild goose never laid a tame egg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/a%20wild%20goose%20never%20laid%20a%20tame%20egg},
  urldate = {2026-11-08}
}