"don't put all your eggs in one basket" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. Do not dedicate all your resources to one project. Related terms: put all one's eggs in one basket Translations (do not dedicate all your resources to one project): il ne faut pas mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier (French), μη βάζεις όλα τ’ αβγά στο ίδιο καλάθι (mi vázeis óla t’ avgá sto ídio kaláthi) (Greek), nie stawiaj wszystkiego na jedną kartę. (Polish), не клади все яйца в одну корзину (ne kladi vse jajca v odnu korzinu) (Russian), no hay que poner todos los huevos en una sola canasta (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-don't_put_all_your_eggs_in_one_basket-en-proverb-NakUqzVl Categories (other): English proverbs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English proverbs: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'do not dedicate all your resources to one project': 88 12
  2. Do not count on any one thing to safeguard what is valuable.
    Sense id: en-don't_put_all_your_eggs_in_one_basket-en-proverb-Af1GcVCa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English proverbs: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 38 62
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