"den der gemmer til natten, gemmer til katten" meaning in Danish

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Proverb

Etymology: Literally, "the one who saves (something) for the night, saves it for the cat". Head templates: {{head|da|proverb}} den der gemmer til natten, gemmer til katten
  1. if you make it a habit of keeping/saving things or valuables for a later time, you might never end up benefitting from them.
    Sense id: en-den_der_gemmer_til_natten,_gemmer_til_katten-da-proverb-DJmlPin4 Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Danish proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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      },
      "expansion": "den der gemmer til natten, gemmer til katten",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "if you make it a habit of keeping/saving things or valuables for a later time, you might never end up benefitting from them."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "den der gemmer til natten, gemmer til katten"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"the one who saves (something) for the night, saves it for the cat\".",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "proverb"
      },
      "expansion": "den der gemmer til natten, gemmer til katten",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish alliterative phrases",
        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish multiword terms",
        "Danish proverbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if you make it a habit of keeping/saving things or valuables for a later time, you might never end up benefitting from them."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "den der gemmer til natten, gemmer til katten"
}

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