"geschenkt ist geschenkt, wiederholen ist gestohlen" meaning in German

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Proverb

Etymology: Literally, “given is given, taking back is stealing”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|given is given, taking back is stealing}} “given is given, taking back is stealing”, {{lit|given is given, taking back is stealing}} Literally, “given is given, taking back is stealing” Head templates: {{head|de|proverb}} geschenkt ist geschenkt, wiederholen ist gestohlen
  1. (chiefly childish) you can’t take back what you gave as a present Tags: childish
    Sense id: en-geschenkt_ist_geschenkt,_wiederholen_ist_gestohlen-de-proverb-4qP1fpJ2 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German entries with language name categories using raw markup, German proverbs

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