"mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. Cirrus clouds forebode bad weather. Categories (topical): Weather Synonyms: mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails
    Sense id: en-mackerel_sky_and_mare's-tails_make_tall_ships_carry_low_sails-en-proverb-vrzEb328 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs

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