Beat the dog before the lion.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Sapienti sat dictum.
Enough is said to the wise.
French
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A bon entendeur, salut!
A bon entendeur, salut!
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Qui ne peut frapper l'âne frappe le bât.
If you can't hit the donkey, you hit the stick.
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Battre le chien devant le lion.
Beat the dog in front of the lion.
German
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Die Tochter tadelt man, und die Schur meint man.
The daughter is blamed, and the shearing is meant.
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Den Hund vorm Löwen schlagen.
Beat the dog before the lion.
Czech
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Vám zpívají, a na nás nota padá.
They sing to you, and the note falls on us.
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Boj se, lvíku, kdy psa bijí.
Fear, lion, when they beat the dog.
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Kočku bijí, a nevěstu míní.
They beat the cat, and the bride they kill.
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Matka dceru kárá, řeč na nevěstu padá.
The mother scolds her daughter, the bride is scolded.