"you never know what you've got till it's gone" meaning in All languages combined

See you never know what you've got till it's gone on Wiktionary

Proverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-proverb}} you never know what you've got till it's gone
  1. People tend to take things for granted while they are available. Synonyms: you never miss the water till the well runs dry
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          "note": "что име́ем — не храни́м, потеря́вши — пла́чем (što iméjem — ne xraním, poterjávši — pláčem, literally “we don't care about things we have, but bewail having lost them”)",
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