"when in doubt, do nowt" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "nowt is a dialectal form of nought, used here for the rhyme.",
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      "glosses": [
        "When faced with a difficult decision, it is better not to take unnecessary risks."
      ],
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        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
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        [
          "decision",
          "decision"
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          "unnecessary",
          "unnecessary"
        ],
        [
          "risk",
          "risk"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "when in doubt, abstain"
        },
        {
          "word": "when in doubt, leave it out"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "it is better not to take risks",
          "word": "jos et tiedä, mitä teet, älä tee mitään"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "it is better not to take risks",
          "word": "dans le doute, abstiens-toi"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "it is better not to take risks",
          "word": "nel dubbio astieniti"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "it is better not to take risks",
          "word": "nie ryzykuj niepotrzebnie"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "when in doubt, do nowt"
}

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      "glosses": [
        "When faced with a difficult decision, it is better not to take unnecessary risks."
      ],
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          "difficult",
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          "risk",
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        {
          "word": "when in doubt, abstain"
        },
        {
          "word": "when in doubt, leave it out"
        }
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  "sounds": [
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "it is better not to take risks",
      "word": "jos et tiedä, mitä teet, älä tee mitään"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "it is better not to take risks",
      "word": "dans le doute, abstiens-toi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "it is better not to take risks",
      "word": "nel dubbio astieniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "it is better not to take risks",
      "word": "nie ryzykuj niepotrzebnie"
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  "word": "when in doubt, do nowt"
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