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Even though something can be used well at the moment, it will eventually break down as everything does.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
tak dlouho se chodí se džbánem pro vodu, až se ucho utrhne
— a jug goes to the well
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French:
tant va la cruche à l'eau qu'à la fin elle se casse
— a jug goes to the well
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German:
der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er bricht
— a jug goes to the well
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Polish:
póty dzban wodę nosi, póki się ucho nie urwie
— a jug goes to the well
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Russian:
пова́дился кувши́н по́ воду ходи́ть, тут ему́ и го́лову сломи́ть
(povádilsja kuvšín pó vodu xodítʹ, tut jemú i gólovu slomítʹ)
— a jug goes to the well
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Russian:
ско́лько верёвочке ни ви́ться, а концу́ быть
(skólʹko verjóvočke ni vítʹsja, a koncú bytʹ)
— a jug goes to the well