the jug goes to the well until it breaks
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the jug goes to the well until it breaks
proverb
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Even though something can be used well at the moment, it will eventually break down as everything does.
“The jug goes to the well until it breaks” – this may not be so terrible involving a jug – translated to the failure of a scaffolding assembly, it may, however, involve loss of life.
Similar: the pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last
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proverb a jug goes to the well
| Français | tant va la cruche à l'eau qu'à la fin elle se casse |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er bricht |
| Русский | ско́лько верёвочке ни ви́ться, а концу́ быть skólʹko verjóvočke ni vítʹsja, a koncú bytʹ |
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