English Explanatory Dictionary

the cow knows not the worth of its tail till it loses it

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Synonym of you never miss the water till the well runs dry.

Word forms

the cow knows not the worth of its tail till it loses it

Etymology

Calque of Jamaican Creole cow neva know di use a 'im tail till 'im lose it.

Synonyms

you never miss the water till the well runs dry
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