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you may lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink [1 record]

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Record 1 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Proverbs and Maxims
OBS

water out of a stone, get: tirer de l'huile d'un mur,faire jaillir de l'huile d'un mur, to cast one's bread upon the: jeter son pain sur la face des eaux ; still waters run deep: il n'y a prie eau que l'eau qui dort; over the dam: événements révolus; under the bridge: événements révolus; tread: piétiner sur place

French

Domaine(s)
  • Proverbes et dictons

Spanish

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