you never miss the water till the well runs dry

English

Alternative forms

• you don't miss the water till the well runs dry
• you never miss the water until the well runs dry

Proverb

you never miss the water till the well runs dry

1. People tend to take things for granted that are easily available.

Translations

take things for granted

• Finnish: asiaa ei osaa arvostaa ennen kuin sen menettää ("asia" can be replaced by another word)
• Jamaican Creole: cow neva know di use a 'im tail till 'im lose it
• Polish: no equivalent term in Polish, but see brać za pewnik impf, wziąć za pewnik pf