"the jug goes to the well until it breaks" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-proverb}} the jug goes to the well until it breaks
  1. Even though something can be used, it may contain flaws that will lead it to ultimately fail. Synonyms: the pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last Related terms: go to the well Translations (a jug goes to the well): tak dlouho se chodí se džbánem pro vodu, až se ucho utrhne (Czech), tant va la cruche à l’eau qu’à la fin elle se casse (French), der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er bricht (German), póty dzban wodę nosi, póki się ucho nie urwie (Polish), пова́дился кувши́н по́ воду ходи́ть, тут ему́ и го́лову сломи́ть (povádilsja kuvšín pó vodu xodítʹ, tut jemú i gólovu slomítʹ) (Russian), ско́лько верёвочке ни ви́ться, а концу́ быть (skólʹko verjóvočke ni vítʹsja, a koncú bytʹ) (Russian)
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