gå inte över ån efter vatten

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, "don't cross the stream for (as in, in pursuit of) water," "don't cross the stream to get water."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoː ˈɪntə ˈœːr ˈoːn ˈɛftər ˈvatɛn/

Proverb

gå inte över ån efter vatten

1. don't do things in a needlessly complicated way, settle for a simpler solution when one exists