tak dlouho se chodí se džbánem pro vodu, až se ucho utrhne

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Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, so long does one walk with a jug for water, until one day the handle breaks off. Compare German der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er bricht.

Proverb[edit]

tak dlouho se chodí se džbánem pro vodu, se ucho utrhne

  1. when you use a thing too much, it ultimately breaks down at some point
    every day the bucket goes to the well but one day the bottom will drop out