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Yes, but it is normal for sayings like that to have contradictory versions, so that one is available in any situation. For example: "Too many cooks spoil the
by DougBTX 3y ago
Yes, but it is normal for sayings like that to have contradictory versions, so that one is available in any situation.
For example:
"Too many cooks spoil the broth" vs. "Many hands make light work"
"Look before you leap" vs. "He who hesitates is lost"
- ClumsyPilot 3y agoOr for a single daying to have antithetical interpretations: 'It's just a few bad apples" vs "one bad apple spoils the barrel" Or "blood is thicker than water" can mean you prioritise family. But the full saying is actually "blood of the covenant is thicker than water of the womb" and means opposite
- tialaramex 3y agoI've never heard that "full saying" and Wikipedia says that people who claim this offer no citations for it. One of them is a 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist, the other listed is from one of the crazier than average US religious sects.
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