first catch your hare in English

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Etymology: Supposedly from an error in The Art of Cookery by Hannah Glasse, where "catch" should have read "case" (i.e. remove the skin); however, this is apocryphal. Head templates: {{en-proverb}} first catch your hare

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"first catch your hare" meaning in English

Proverb