"a wild goose never laid a tame egg" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. (idiomatic) Most things are inherited and predetermined. Tags: idiomatic Translations (most things are inherited and predetermined): les chats ne font pas des chiens (French), les chiens ne font pas des chats (French), Raben zeugen keine Tauben (German), оси́на не роди́т апельси́на (osína ne rodít apelʹsína) (Russian), de tal palo, tal astilla (Spanish)
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