Timeline for Is there an English equivalent for this Kurdish proverb: "every ripe and delicious cantaloupe is eaten by a donkey"
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| Jun 15, 2020 at 7:40 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Sep 3, 2017 at 1:00 | history | edited | Sven Yargs | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added references to another proverb dictionary that lists the two sayings as English proverbs.
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| Aug 22, 2017 at 6:17 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | Again there are only 45 hits for the phrase "often falls a good bone" Which strongly suggests that the proverb (Into the mouth of the worst dog, often falls a good bone.) is arcane, virtually unknown and, ultimately, nonviable for the OP's purpose. | |
| Aug 22, 2017 at 6:08 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | There are only 45 results on Google for the suggested proverb The worst hog often "gets the best pear" And many of those hits are from translation sites. I would not state it is an established English proverb, I would have said it is virtually unknown outside recondite literary circles. | |
| Aug 22, 2017 at 2:41 | vote | accept | kazhvan | ||
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| Aug 21, 2017 at 23:40 | comment | added | English Student | Intriguing proverbs, @Sven Yargs, and I upvote! Many members including myself would be glad to see you back in action after a few days' gap, here at ELU. | |
| Aug 21, 2017 at 22:40 | history | answered | Sven Yargs | CC BY-SA 3.0 |