"het zekere voor het onzekere nemen" meaning in All languages combined

See het zekere voor het onzekere nemen on Wiktionary

Verb [Dutch]

Etymology: Literally "to take the certain before the uncertain". Head templates: {{nl-verb|head=het zekere voor het onzekere nemen}} het zekere voor het onzekere nemen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|nemen}}
  1. (idiomatic) to err on the side of caution Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-het_zekere_voor_het_onzekere_nemen-nl-verb-9KyCrYcZ Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

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    {
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      },
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      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
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        "to err on the side of caution"
      ],
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