har de rǖe nich schēten, har he 'n hasen grēpen

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German Low German

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Etymology

Literally: “If the dog hadn’t shit, he would’ve caught the hare.”

Alternative forms

Proverb

har de rǖe nich schēten, har he 'n hasen grēpen

  1. if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle; if pigs had wings they would fly

Descendants