"first catch your hare" meaning in English

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Proverb

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: {{head|en|proverb|head=}} first catch your hare, {{en-proverb}} first catch your hare
  1. Make sure you have a thing before you decide what to do with it.
    Sense id: en-first_catch_your_hare-en-proverb-WxOYGrdh Categories (other): English proverbs

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