"själv är bästa dräng" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|proverb|"self is the best farmhand"|head=själv är bästa dräng}} själv är bästa dräng ("self is the best farmhand")
  1. if you want to be certain something gets done, do it yourself
    Sense id: en-själv_är_bästa_dräng-sv-proverb-J~ZXrWOa Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish proverbs
     
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