"man kan tvinge hesten til truget, men man kan ikke tvinge den til at drikke" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Danish]

Head templates: {{head|da|proverb|"You can force a horse to the trough but you can't force it to drink."}} man kan tvinge hesten til truget, men man kan ikke tvinge den til at drikke ("You can force a horse to the trough but you can't force it to drink.")
  1. you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
    Sense id: en-man_kan_tvinge_hesten_til_truget,_men_man_kan_ikke_tvinge_den_til_at_drikke-da-proverb-IYPkJBiT Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Danish proverbs

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