tanto va la gatta al lardo, che ci lascia lo zampino in Italian

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Etymology: Literally, “the (female) cat goes so often to the lard that she leaves her paw there”. This is in reference to the chopping block where lard is sliced. A cat continually stealing lard from the chopping block eventually loses its paw. Etymology templates: {{m-g|the (female) cat goes so often to the lard that she leaves her paw there}} “the (female) cat goes so often to the lard that she leaves her paw there”, {{lit|the (female) cat goes so often to the lard that she leaves her paw there}} Literally, “the (female) cat goes so often to the lard that she leaves her paw there” Head templates: {{head|it|proverb}} tanto va la gatta al lardo, che ci lascia lo zampino

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"tanto va la gatta al lardo, che ci lascia lo zampino" meaning in Italian

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