"the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you take" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. Alternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get
    Sense id: en-the_screwing_you_get_isn't_worth_the_screwing_you_take-en-proverb-5XTnBdeO Categories (other): English proverbs

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