He was snatched by the belt.
More Hungarian Proverbs:
He who grasps much, retains but little.Hungarian
If I say, it is pregnant, If I do not say, it is not pregnant.
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Cobbler, do not go beyond the last.
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He stumbled upwards.
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Every cock is master upon his own dunghill.
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It is long as the songs of St. John's day.
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