the cow knows not the worth of its tail till it loses it

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Jamaican Creole cow neva know di use a 'im tail till 'im lose it.

Proverb[edit]

the cow knows not the worth of its tail till it loses it

  1. Synonym of you never miss the water till the well runs dry
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