Is there a proverb to express “You are too late and it's your own fault.”?
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In Lithuanian language there is a proverb that translated word-for-word would say "The train does not wait for the shitting ones."
While sounding somewhat rude, it is perfect for expressing: "You are too late, and that's your own fault."
Is there any proverb in English that could convey the same idea?
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In Lithuanian language there is a proverb that translated word-for-word would say "The train does not wait for the shitting ones."
While sounding somewhat rude, it is perfect for expressing: "You are too late, and that's your own fault."
Is there any proverb in English that could convey the same idea?
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I live in the U.S. and never had the pleasure of hearing this Lithuanian proverb before. Thank you! I have happily added it to my vocabulary. "The train does not wait for the shitting ones." Love it.
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Tangentially related: Gorbatchev's famous "Those who are late will be castigated by life itself" ("Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben"), aimed at Honecker.
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In Lithuanian language there is a proverb that translated word-for-word would say "The train does not wait for the shitting ones."
While sounding somewhat rude, it is perfect for expressing: "You are too late, and that's your own fault."
Is there any proverb in English that could convey the same idea?
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In Lithuanian language there is a proverb that translated word-for-word would say "The train does not wait for the shitting ones."
While sounding somewhat rude, it is perfect for expressing: "You are too late, and that's your own fault."
Is there any proverb in English that could convey the same idea?
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I live in the U.S. and never had the pleasure of hearing this Lithuanian proverb before. Thank you! I have happily added it to my vocabulary. "The train does not wait for the shitting ones." Love it.
– Headblender
yesterday
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Tangentially related: Gorbatchev's famous "Those who are late will be castigated by life itself" ("Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben"), aimed at Honecker.
– Peter A. Schneider
yesterday
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I live in the U.S. and never had the pleasure of hearing this Lithuanian proverb before. Thank you! I have happily added it to my vocabulary. "The train does not wait for the shitting ones." Love it.
– Headblender
yesterday
2
Tangentially related: Gorbatchev's famous "Those who are late will be castigated by life itself" ("Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben"), aimed at Honecker.
– Peter A. Schneider
yesterday
2
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I live in the U.S. and never had the pleasure of hearing this Lithuanian proverb before. Thank you! I have happily added it to my vocabulary. "The train does not wait for the shitting ones." Love it.
– Headblender
yesterday
I live in the U.S. and never had the pleasure of hearing this Lithuanian proverb before. Thank you! I have happily added it to my vocabulary. "The train does not wait for the shitting ones." Love it.
– Headblender
yesterday
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Tangentially related: Gorbatchev's famous "Those who are late will be castigated by life itself" ("Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben"), aimed at Honecker.
– Peter A. Schneider
yesterday
Tangentially related: Gorbatchev's famous "Those who are late will be castigated by life itself" ("Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben"), aimed at Honecker.
– Peter A. Schneider
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More succintly, and less formally, there is also "You snooze, you lose!"
(idiomatic) If you are not alert and attentive, you will not be successful.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/you_snooze_you_lose
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Ah, this could be it! While it looks quite different, I think the idea behind is basically the same.
– april
yesterday
Honestly, I like this one MUST better than the Lithuanian one. Sometimes nature calls and then does not cooperate with a speedy exit, and it's not your fault that you missed the train because of this. Snoozing, on the other hand, implies something deliberate that is your fault, and at least to me this form of the word omits sleep disorders beyond your control.
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Time and tide wait for no man, is an English proverb with a similar meaning.
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Obligatory XKCD: xkcd.com/1704
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I find this quite appropriate, maybe the closest in meaning, maybe just a little less common than some of the other suggestion, thanks!
– april
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@justhalf It's really not obligatory. You could just ... not post xkcd links. It's not even a funny comic...
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XKCD adds value to everything. (46 upvoters agree)
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I can think of two that might be appropriate.
Though it doesn't necessarily deal directly with tardiness, there is, "You've made your bed. Now lie in it."
According to the online Cambridge Dictionary, it means:
said to someone who must accept the unpleasant results of something
they have done
Also, there is, "That ship has sailed."
The website UsingEnglish.com defines that as:
A particular opportunity has passed you by when that ship has sailed.
Although fault isn't explicit, I'd argue the latter idiom suggests the fault lies with the individual having waited too long to take advantage of an opportunity.
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A variant is "to miss the boat": collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-miss-the-boat
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@PaulJohnson: true, please post that one as answer in its own right, it's also good
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A day late and a dollar short
is another idiom meaning
late and ill-prepared
There is even a TV movie with this as a title based on a book of the same title
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The early bird gets the worm.
Whoever arrives at the prize first gets it. (It's implied that slowpokes do not get anything)
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“EARLY BIRD Oh, if you’re a bird, be an early bird And catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If you’re a bird, be an early early bird-- But if you’re a worm, sleep late.” ― Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
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I still prefer the corollary: "But the second mouse gets the cheese..."
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And if you want something else for breakfast, get up later.
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How about
He who hesitates is lost
I had to look up the source for this proverb, which seems to be a play:
https://www.bookbrowse.com/expressions/detail/index.cfm/expression_number/455/he-who-hesitates-is-lost
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I've once heard the latin saying :
Tarde venientibus ossa.
Those who come late just get the scraps [litt. 'bones'].
This is admittedly not English, but a reference exists in wikipedia.
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My English parents used this saying on me to mean "you are too late and it is your fault". Typically for not getting to the dinner table promptly and the worst I ever actually got was a cold dinner.
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Regarding 'trains' and tardiness...
That train has left the station.
(Also, the train instead of that train is said.)
Broadly defined:
That opportunity has already passed; that cannot be undone.
https://www.phrases.net/phrase/that-train-has-left-the-station_20986
It's similar to this saying--You've missed the boat.--meaning something is already underway, so it's too late to weigh in on that; you've missed your chance to do so or an opportunity in general.
And regarding the [pooping] ones...
"[Poop] or get off the pot!" Basic meaning: Quit stalling!
Get it? Public restroom stalls... Never mind; toilet humor is optional.
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Isn't 'shit or get off the pot' more about hogging facilities/opportunities and stopping others accessing them? It's akin to 'dog in the manger' in that it is about the result of the shitter/dog being in a place they have no use for as a dog cannot east hay. The idiom the OP is after is about the person's loss being their own fault.
– Spagirl
yesterday
@Spagirl, I know, some people use it like--My turn!--quite literally in public restrooms sometimes, but it's more about the 'constipated' person wasting time and possibly missing out because of it; it's not really about selfishness, but that's an interesting viewpoint. Which are we more concerned about--the pooper or the pot?--ha-ha. In any case, the poop part is intended to be an aside; that's why no reference is cited for it, but here is one just FYI: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/….
– KannE
yesterday
I stand corrected then, that's certainly never been my understanding of the meaning. Every day a school day!
– Spagirl
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My upvote is for "The train has left the station."
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More succintly, and less formally, there is also "You snooze, you lose!"
(idiomatic) If you are not alert and attentive, you will not be successful.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/you_snooze_you_lose
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Ah, this could be it! While it looks quite different, I think the idea behind is basically the same.
– april
yesterday
Honestly, I like this one MUST better than the Lithuanian one. Sometimes nature calls and then does not cooperate with a speedy exit, and it's not your fault that you missed the train because of this. Snoozing, on the other hand, implies something deliberate that is your fault, and at least to me this form of the word omits sleep disorders beyond your control.
– Michael
6 hours ago
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More succintly, and less formally, there is also "You snooze, you lose!"
(idiomatic) If you are not alert and attentive, you will not be successful.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/you_snooze_you_lose
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Ah, this could be it! While it looks quite different, I think the idea behind is basically the same.
– april
yesterday
Honestly, I like this one MUST better than the Lithuanian one. Sometimes nature calls and then does not cooperate with a speedy exit, and it's not your fault that you missed the train because of this. Snoozing, on the other hand, implies something deliberate that is your fault, and at least to me this form of the word omits sleep disorders beyond your control.
– Michael
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More succintly, and less formally, there is also "You snooze, you lose!"
(idiomatic) If you are not alert and attentive, you will not be successful.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/you_snooze_you_lose
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More succintly, and less formally, there is also "You snooze, you lose!"
(idiomatic) If you are not alert and attentive, you will not be successful.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/you_snooze_you_lose
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Ah, this could be it! While it looks quite different, I think the idea behind is basically the same.
– april
yesterday
Honestly, I like this one MUST better than the Lithuanian one. Sometimes nature calls and then does not cooperate with a speedy exit, and it's not your fault that you missed the train because of this. Snoozing, on the other hand, implies something deliberate that is your fault, and at least to me this form of the word omits sleep disorders beyond your control.
– Michael
6 hours ago
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Ah, this could be it! While it looks quite different, I think the idea behind is basically the same.
– april
yesterday
Honestly, I like this one MUST better than the Lithuanian one. Sometimes nature calls and then does not cooperate with a speedy exit, and it's not your fault that you missed the train because of this. Snoozing, on the other hand, implies something deliberate that is your fault, and at least to me this form of the word omits sleep disorders beyond your control.
– Michael
6 hours ago
1
1
Ah, this could be it! While it looks quite different, I think the idea behind is basically the same.
– april
yesterday
Ah, this could be it! While it looks quite different, I think the idea behind is basically the same.
– april
yesterday
Honestly, I like this one MUST better than the Lithuanian one. Sometimes nature calls and then does not cooperate with a speedy exit, and it's not your fault that you missed the train because of this. Snoozing, on the other hand, implies something deliberate that is your fault, and at least to me this form of the word omits sleep disorders beyond your control.
– Michael
6 hours ago
Honestly, I like this one MUST better than the Lithuanian one. Sometimes nature calls and then does not cooperate with a speedy exit, and it's not your fault that you missed the train because of this. Snoozing, on the other hand, implies something deliberate that is your fault, and at least to me this form of the word omits sleep disorders beyond your control.
– Michael
6 hours ago
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Time and tide wait for no man, is an English proverb with a similar meaning.
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Obligatory XKCD: xkcd.com/1704
– justhalf
2 days ago
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I find this quite appropriate, maybe the closest in meaning, maybe just a little less common than some of the other suggestion, thanks!
– april
yesterday
@justhalf It's really not obligatory. You could just ... not post xkcd links. It's not even a funny comic...
– only_pro
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XKCD adds value to everything. (46 upvoters agree)
– Yvonne Aburrow
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Time and tide wait for no man, is an English proverb with a similar meaning.
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Dmann
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Obligatory XKCD: xkcd.com/1704
– justhalf
2 days ago
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I find this quite appropriate, maybe the closest in meaning, maybe just a little less common than some of the other suggestion, thanks!
– april
yesterday
@justhalf It's really not obligatory. You could just ... not post xkcd links. It's not even a funny comic...
– only_pro
10 hours ago
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XKCD adds value to everything. (46 upvoters agree)
– Yvonne Aburrow
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Time and tide wait for no man, is an English proverb with a similar meaning.
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Dmann
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Time and tide wait for no man, is an English proverb with a similar meaning.
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Dmann
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Dmann
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Obligatory XKCD: xkcd.com/1704
– justhalf
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I find this quite appropriate, maybe the closest in meaning, maybe just a little less common than some of the other suggestion, thanks!
– april
yesterday
@justhalf It's really not obligatory. You could just ... not post xkcd links. It's not even a funny comic...
– only_pro
10 hours ago
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XKCD adds value to everything. (46 upvoters agree)
– Yvonne Aburrow
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Obligatory XKCD: xkcd.com/1704
– justhalf
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I find this quite appropriate, maybe the closest in meaning, maybe just a little less common than some of the other suggestion, thanks!
– april
yesterday
@justhalf It's really not obligatory. You could just ... not post xkcd links. It's not even a funny comic...
– only_pro
10 hours ago
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XKCD adds value to everything. (46 upvoters agree)
– Yvonne Aburrow
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Obligatory XKCD: xkcd.com/1704
– justhalf
2 days ago
Obligatory XKCD: xkcd.com/1704
– justhalf
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I find this quite appropriate, maybe the closest in meaning, maybe just a little less common than some of the other suggestion, thanks!
– april
yesterday
I find this quite appropriate, maybe the closest in meaning, maybe just a little less common than some of the other suggestion, thanks!
– april
yesterday
@justhalf It's really not obligatory. You could just ... not post xkcd links. It's not even a funny comic...
– only_pro
10 hours ago
@justhalf It's really not obligatory. You could just ... not post xkcd links. It's not even a funny comic...
– only_pro
10 hours ago
2
2
XKCD adds value to everything. (46 upvoters agree)
– Yvonne Aburrow
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XKCD adds value to everything. (46 upvoters agree)
– Yvonne Aburrow
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I can think of two that might be appropriate.
Though it doesn't necessarily deal directly with tardiness, there is, "You've made your bed. Now lie in it."
According to the online Cambridge Dictionary, it means:
said to someone who must accept the unpleasant results of something
they have done
Also, there is, "That ship has sailed."
The website UsingEnglish.com defines that as:
A particular opportunity has passed you by when that ship has sailed.
Although fault isn't explicit, I'd argue the latter idiom suggests the fault lies with the individual having waited too long to take advantage of an opportunity.
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A variant is "to miss the boat": collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-miss-the-boat
– Paul Johnson
17 hours ago
@PaulJohnson: true, please post that one as answer in its own right, it's also good
– smci
2 hours ago
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I can think of two that might be appropriate.
Though it doesn't necessarily deal directly with tardiness, there is, "You've made your bed. Now lie in it."
According to the online Cambridge Dictionary, it means:
said to someone who must accept the unpleasant results of something
they have done
Also, there is, "That ship has sailed."
The website UsingEnglish.com defines that as:
A particular opportunity has passed you by when that ship has sailed.
Although fault isn't explicit, I'd argue the latter idiom suggests the fault lies with the individual having waited too long to take advantage of an opportunity.
answered 2 days ago
drewhart
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A variant is "to miss the boat": collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-miss-the-boat
– Paul Johnson
17 hours ago
@PaulJohnson: true, please post that one as answer in its own right, it's also good
– smci
2 hours ago
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I can think of two that might be appropriate.
Though it doesn't necessarily deal directly with tardiness, there is, "You've made your bed. Now lie in it."
According to the online Cambridge Dictionary, it means:
said to someone who must accept the unpleasant results of something
they have done
Also, there is, "That ship has sailed."
The website UsingEnglish.com defines that as:
A particular opportunity has passed you by when that ship has sailed.
Although fault isn't explicit, I'd argue the latter idiom suggests the fault lies with the individual having waited too long to take advantage of an opportunity.
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I can think of two that might be appropriate.
Though it doesn't necessarily deal directly with tardiness, there is, "You've made your bed. Now lie in it."
According to the online Cambridge Dictionary, it means:
said to someone who must accept the unpleasant results of something
they have done
Also, there is, "That ship has sailed."
The website UsingEnglish.com defines that as:
A particular opportunity has passed you by when that ship has sailed.
Although fault isn't explicit, I'd argue the latter idiom suggests the fault lies with the individual having waited too long to take advantage of an opportunity.
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A variant is "to miss the boat": collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-miss-the-boat
– Paul Johnson
17 hours ago
@PaulJohnson: true, please post that one as answer in its own right, it's also good
– smci
2 hours ago
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A variant is "to miss the boat": collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-miss-the-boat
– Paul Johnson
17 hours ago
@PaulJohnson: true, please post that one as answer in its own right, it's also good
– smci
2 hours ago
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A variant is "to miss the boat": collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-miss-the-boat
– Paul Johnson
17 hours ago
A variant is "to miss the boat": collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-miss-the-boat
– Paul Johnson
17 hours ago
@PaulJohnson: true, please post that one as answer in its own right, it's also good
– smci
2 hours ago
@PaulJohnson: true, please post that one as answer in its own right, it's also good
– smci
2 hours ago
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A day late and a dollar short
is another idiom meaning
late and ill-prepared
There is even a TV movie with this as a title based on a book of the same title
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A day late and a dollar short
is another idiom meaning
late and ill-prepared
There is even a TV movie with this as a title based on a book of the same title
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A day late and a dollar short
is another idiom meaning
late and ill-prepared
There is even a TV movie with this as a title based on a book of the same title
answered 2 days ago
Michael J.
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A day late and a dollar short
is another idiom meaning
late and ill-prepared
There is even a TV movie with this as a title based on a book of the same title
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Michael J.
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The early bird gets the worm.
Whoever arrives at the prize first gets it. (It's implied that slowpokes do not get anything)
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“EARLY BIRD Oh, if you’re a bird, be an early bird And catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If you’re a bird, be an early early bird-- But if you’re a worm, sleep late.” ― Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
– KannE
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I still prefer the corollary: "But the second mouse gets the cheese..."
– Darrel Hoffman
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And if you want something else for breakfast, get up later.
– RedSonja
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The early bird gets the worm.
Whoever arrives at the prize first gets it. (It's implied that slowpokes do not get anything)
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“EARLY BIRD Oh, if you’re a bird, be an early bird And catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If you’re a bird, be an early early bird-- But if you’re a worm, sleep late.” ― Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
– KannE
2 days ago
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I still prefer the corollary: "But the second mouse gets the cheese..."
– Darrel Hoffman
yesterday
And if you want something else for breakfast, get up later.
– RedSonja
19 hours ago
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The early bird gets the worm.
Whoever arrives at the prize first gets it. (It's implied that slowpokes do not get anything)
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The early bird gets the worm.
Whoever arrives at the prize first gets it. (It's implied that slowpokes do not get anything)
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“EARLY BIRD Oh, if you’re a bird, be an early bird And catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If you’re a bird, be an early early bird-- But if you’re a worm, sleep late.” ― Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
– KannE
2 days ago
7
I still prefer the corollary: "But the second mouse gets the cheese..."
– Darrel Hoffman
yesterday
And if you want something else for breakfast, get up later.
– RedSonja
19 hours ago
add a comment |
5
“EARLY BIRD Oh, if you’re a bird, be an early bird And catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If you’re a bird, be an early early bird-- But if you’re a worm, sleep late.” ― Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
– KannE
2 days ago
7
I still prefer the corollary: "But the second mouse gets the cheese..."
– Darrel Hoffman
yesterday
And if you want something else for breakfast, get up later.
– RedSonja
19 hours ago
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5
“EARLY BIRD Oh, if you’re a bird, be an early bird And catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If you’re a bird, be an early early bird-- But if you’re a worm, sleep late.” ― Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
– KannE
2 days ago
“EARLY BIRD Oh, if you’re a bird, be an early bird And catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If you’re a bird, be an early early bird-- But if you’re a worm, sleep late.” ― Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
– KannE
2 days ago
7
7
I still prefer the corollary: "But the second mouse gets the cheese..."
– Darrel Hoffman
yesterday
I still prefer the corollary: "But the second mouse gets the cheese..."
– Darrel Hoffman
yesterday
And if you want something else for breakfast, get up later.
– RedSonja
19 hours ago
And if you want something else for breakfast, get up later.
– RedSonja
19 hours ago
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How about
He who hesitates is lost
I had to look up the source for this proverb, which seems to be a play:
https://www.bookbrowse.com/expressions/detail/index.cfm/expression_number/455/he-who-hesitates-is-lost
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How about
He who hesitates is lost
I had to look up the source for this proverb, which seems to be a play:
https://www.bookbrowse.com/expressions/detail/index.cfm/expression_number/455/he-who-hesitates-is-lost
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How about
He who hesitates is lost
I had to look up the source for this proverb, which seems to be a play:
https://www.bookbrowse.com/expressions/detail/index.cfm/expression_number/455/he-who-hesitates-is-lost
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pbasdf
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How about
He who hesitates is lost
I had to look up the source for this proverb, which seems to be a play:
https://www.bookbrowse.com/expressions/detail/index.cfm/expression_number/455/he-who-hesitates-is-lost
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I've once heard the latin saying :
Tarde venientibus ossa.
Those who come late just get the scraps [litt. 'bones'].
This is admittedly not English, but a reference exists in wikipedia.
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mcadorel
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My English parents used this saying on me to mean "you are too late and it is your fault". Typically for not getting to the dinner table promptly and the worst I ever actually got was a cold dinner.
– Simon G.
yesterday
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I've once heard the latin saying :
Tarde venientibus ossa.
Those who come late just get the scraps [litt. 'bones'].
This is admittedly not English, but a reference exists in wikipedia.
answered yesterday
mcadorel
793
My English parents used this saying on me to mean "you are too late and it is your fault". Typically for not getting to the dinner table promptly and the worst I ever actually got was a cold dinner.
– Simon G.
yesterday
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4
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up vote
4
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I've once heard the latin saying :
Tarde venientibus ossa.
Those who come late just get the scraps [litt. 'bones'].
This is admittedly not English, but a reference exists in wikipedia.
answered yesterday
mcadorel
793
I've once heard the latin saying :
Tarde venientibus ossa.
Those who come late just get the scraps [litt. 'bones'].
This is admittedly not English, but a reference exists in wikipedia.
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mcadorel
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answered yesterday
mcadorel
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answered yesterday
mcadorel
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answered yesterday
mcadorel
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793
My English parents used this saying on me to mean "you are too late and it is your fault". Typically for not getting to the dinner table promptly and the worst I ever actually got was a cold dinner.
– Simon G.
yesterday
add a comment |
My English parents used this saying on me to mean "you are too late and it is your fault". Typically for not getting to the dinner table promptly and the worst I ever actually got was a cold dinner.
– Simon G.
yesterday
My English parents used this saying on me to mean "you are too late and it is your fault". Typically for not getting to the dinner table promptly and the worst I ever actually got was a cold dinner.
– Simon G.
yesterday
My English parents used this saying on me to mean "you are too late and it is your fault". Typically for not getting to the dinner table promptly and the worst I ever actually got was a cold dinner.
– Simon G.
yesterday
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Regarding 'trains' and tardiness...
That train has left the station.
(Also, the train instead of that train is said.)
Broadly defined:
That opportunity has already passed; that cannot be undone.
https://www.phrases.net/phrase/that-train-has-left-the-station_20986
It's similar to this saying--You've missed the boat.--meaning something is already underway, so it's too late to weigh in on that; you've missed your chance to do so or an opportunity in general.
And regarding the [pooping] ones...
"[Poop] or get off the pot!" Basic meaning: Quit stalling!
Get it? Public restroom stalls... Never mind; toilet humor is optional.
answered 2 days ago
KannE
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Isn't 'shit or get off the pot' more about hogging facilities/opportunities and stopping others accessing them? It's akin to 'dog in the manger' in that it is about the result of the shitter/dog being in a place they have no use for as a dog cannot east hay. The idiom the OP is after is about the person's loss being their own fault.
– Spagirl
yesterday
@Spagirl, I know, some people use it like--My turn!--quite literally in public restrooms sometimes, but it's more about the 'constipated' person wasting time and possibly missing out because of it; it's not really about selfishness, but that's an interesting viewpoint. Which are we more concerned about--the pooper or the pot?--ha-ha. In any case, the poop part is intended to be an aside; that's why no reference is cited for it, but here is one just FYI: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/….
– KannE
yesterday
I stand corrected then, that's certainly never been my understanding of the meaning. Every day a school day!
– Spagirl
yesterday
My upvote is for "The train has left the station."
– J.R.
16 hours ago
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Regarding 'trains' and tardiness...
That train has left the station.
(Also, the train instead of that train is said.)
Broadly defined:
That opportunity has already passed; that cannot be undone.
https://www.phrases.net/phrase/that-train-has-left-the-station_20986
It's similar to this saying--You've missed the boat.--meaning something is already underway, so it's too late to weigh in on that; you've missed your chance to do so or an opportunity in general.
And regarding the [pooping] ones...
"[Poop] or get off the pot!" Basic meaning: Quit stalling!
Get it? Public restroom stalls... Never mind; toilet humor is optional.
answered 2 days ago
KannE
75814
Isn't 'shit or get off the pot' more about hogging facilities/opportunities and stopping others accessing them? It's akin to 'dog in the manger' in that it is about the result of the shitter/dog being in a place they have no use for as a dog cannot east hay. The idiom the OP is after is about the person's loss being their own fault.
– Spagirl
yesterday
@Spagirl, I know, some people use it like--My turn!--quite literally in public restrooms sometimes, but it's more about the 'constipated' person wasting time and possibly missing out because of it; it's not really about selfishness, but that's an interesting viewpoint. Which are we more concerned about--the pooper or the pot?--ha-ha. In any case, the poop part is intended to be an aside; that's why no reference is cited for it, but here is one just FYI: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/….
– KannE
yesterday
I stand corrected then, that's certainly never been my understanding of the meaning. Every day a school day!
– Spagirl
yesterday
My upvote is for "The train has left the station."
– J.R.
16 hours ago
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up vote
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up vote
4
down vote
Regarding 'trains' and tardiness...
That train has left the station.
(Also, the train instead of that train is said.)
Broadly defined:
That opportunity has already passed; that cannot be undone.
https://www.phrases.net/phrase/that-train-has-left-the-station_20986
It's similar to this saying--You've missed the boat.--meaning something is already underway, so it's too late to weigh in on that; you've missed your chance to do so or an opportunity in general.
And regarding the [pooping] ones...
"[Poop] or get off the pot!" Basic meaning: Quit stalling!
Get it? Public restroom stalls... Never mind; toilet humor is optional.
answered 2 days ago
KannE
75814
Regarding 'trains' and tardiness...
That train has left the station.
(Also, the train instead of that train is said.)
Broadly defined:
That opportunity has already passed; that cannot be undone.
https://www.phrases.net/phrase/that-train-has-left-the-station_20986
It's similar to this saying--You've missed the boat.--meaning something is already underway, so it's too late to weigh in on that; you've missed your chance to do so or an opportunity in general.
And regarding the [pooping] ones...
"[Poop] or get off the pot!" Basic meaning: Quit stalling!
Get it? Public restroom stalls... Never mind; toilet humor is optional.
answered 2 days ago
KannE
75814
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KannE
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KannE
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answered 2 days ago
KannE
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Isn't 'shit or get off the pot' more about hogging facilities/opportunities and stopping others accessing them? It's akin to 'dog in the manger' in that it is about the result of the shitter/dog being in a place they have no use for as a dog cannot east hay. The idiom the OP is after is about the person's loss being their own fault.
– Spagirl
yesterday
@Spagirl, I know, some people use it like--My turn!--quite literally in public restrooms sometimes, but it's more about the 'constipated' person wasting time and possibly missing out because of it; it's not really about selfishness, but that's an interesting viewpoint. Which are we more concerned about--the pooper or the pot?--ha-ha. In any case, the poop part is intended to be an aside; that's why no reference is cited for it, but here is one just FYI: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/….
– KannE
yesterday
I stand corrected then, that's certainly never been my understanding of the meaning. Every day a school day!
– Spagirl
yesterday
My upvote is for "The train has left the station."
– J.R.
16 hours ago
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Isn't 'shit or get off the pot' more about hogging facilities/opportunities and stopping others accessing them? It's akin to 'dog in the manger' in that it is about the result of the shitter/dog being in a place they have no use for as a dog cannot east hay. The idiom the OP is after is about the person's loss being their own fault.
– Spagirl
yesterday
@Spagirl, I know, some people use it like--My turn!--quite literally in public restrooms sometimes, but it's more about the 'constipated' person wasting time and possibly missing out because of it; it's not really about selfishness, but that's an interesting viewpoint. Which are we more concerned about--the pooper or the pot?--ha-ha. In any case, the poop part is intended to be an aside; that's why no reference is cited for it, but here is one just FYI: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/….
– KannE
yesterday
I stand corrected then, that's certainly never been my understanding of the meaning. Every day a school day!
– Spagirl
yesterday
My upvote is for "The train has left the station."
– J.R.
16 hours ago
Isn't 'shit or get off the pot' more about hogging facilities/opportunities and stopping others accessing them? It's akin to 'dog in the manger' in that it is about the result of the shitter/dog being in a place they have no use for as a dog cannot east hay. The idiom the OP is after is about the person's loss being their own fault.
– Spagirl
yesterday
Isn't 'shit or get off the pot' more about hogging facilities/opportunities and stopping others accessing them? It's akin to 'dog in the manger' in that it is about the result of the shitter/dog being in a place they have no use for as a dog cannot east hay. The idiom the OP is after is about the person's loss being their own fault.
– Spagirl
yesterday
@Spagirl, I know, some people use it like--My turn!--quite literally in public restrooms sometimes, but it's more about the 'constipated' person wasting time and possibly missing out because of it; it's not really about selfishness, but that's an interesting viewpoint. Which are we more concerned about--the pooper or the pot?--ha-ha. In any case, the poop part is intended to be an aside; that's why no reference is cited for it, but here is one just FYI: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/….
– KannE
yesterday
@Spagirl, I know, some people use it like--My turn!--quite literally in public restrooms sometimes, but it's more about the 'constipated' person wasting time and possibly missing out because of it; it's not really about selfishness, but that's an interesting viewpoint. Which are we more concerned about--the pooper or the pot?--ha-ha. In any case, the poop part is intended to be an aside; that's why no reference is cited for it, but here is one just FYI: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/….
– KannE
yesterday
I stand corrected then, that's certainly never been my understanding of the meaning. Every day a school day!
– Spagirl
yesterday
I stand corrected then, that's certainly never been my understanding of the meaning. Every day a school day!
– Spagirl
yesterday
My upvote is for "The train has left the station."
– J.R.
16 hours ago
My upvote is for "The train has left the station."
– J.R.
16 hours ago
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I live in the U.S. and never had the pleasure of hearing this Lithuanian proverb before. Thank you! I have happily added it to my vocabulary. "The train does not wait for the shitting ones." Love it.
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Tangentially related: Gorbatchev's famous "Those who are late will be castigated by life itself" ("Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben"), aimed at Honecker.
– Peter A. Schneider
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