qui trop embrasse mal étreint
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French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “who takes too much in their arms, hugs badly”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ki tʁo.p‿ɑ̃.bʁas ma.l‿e.tʁɛ̃/
Audio: (file) France (Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost): (file) France (Toulouse): (file) Audio (CAN): (file)
Proverb[edit]
- grasp all, lose all; don't spread yourself thin; don't become a jack of all trades, master of none