proverb
Meaning 1
Do not dedicate all your resources to one project.
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
don't put all your eggs in one basket
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proverb
Meaning 2
Do not count on any one thing to safeguard what is valuable.
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: il ne faut pas mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier — do not dedicate all your resources to one project
- Greek: μη βάζεις όλα τ’ αβγά στο ίδιο καλάθι (mi vázeis óla t’ avgá sto ídio kaláthi) — do not dedicate all your resources to one project
- Polish: nie stawiaj wszystkiego na jedną kartę. — do not dedicate all your resources to one project
- Russian: не клади все яйца в одну корзину (ne kladi vse jajca v odnu korzinu) — do not dedicate all your resources to one project
- Spanish: no hay que poner todos los huevos en una sola canasta — do not dedicate all your resources to one project