| You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink | | We can help, show or encourage someone to do something but we can't make him do what he is unwilling or unable to do |
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| You can't have your cake and eat it | | You must choose between two things as it is impossible to have both at the same time |
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| You can't have things both ways | | You cannot avoid making a choice in some situations |
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| You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear | | You cannot change a person's real character |
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| You can't make an omelet without breaking the eggs | | You have to sacrifice something in order to gain something else |
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| You can't please everyone | | You cannot make everyone happy at the same time -- someone is going to be unhappy with your actions |
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| You can't shoe a running horse | | If you want help, or if you are in trouble, you will need to stop and ask for help |
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| You could go a lot further and fare a lot worse | | You are better off now because things could have been worse for you |
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| You need to bait the hook to catch the fish | | You need to prepare the necessary materials or items before you can actually get something done |
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You pays your money and you takes your chances
| | A humorous way of saying that we sometimes must trust in luck when buying something. |
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| You will never know till you have tried it | | You have to experience something yourself before you know what it is all about |
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| You win some, you lose some | | In life, you have to expect to win and lose |
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| Youth and age will never agree | | The young and the old do not always see eye to eye |