"se non hai altri moccoli puoi andare a letto al buio" meaning in Italian

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Proverb

Etymology: Literally, “if you do not have other candle ends you might go to bed in the dark”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|if you do not have other candle ends you might go to bed in the dark}} “if you do not have other candle ends you might go to bed in the dark”, {{lit|if you do not have other candle ends you might go to bed in the dark}} Literally, “if you do not have other candle ends you might go to bed in the dark” Head templates: {{it-pos|proverb|head=~hai:avere; altr􂀿i:o􂁀; moccol􂀿i:o􂁀; puoi:potere; andare a letto:~; al buio:~}} se non hai altri moccoli puoi andare a letto al buio
  1. if one has exhausted his resources, he must give up on his current undertakings and declare defeat
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