Making ends meet.
More Traditional Proverbs:
Tell me what you brag about and I'll tell you what you lackTraditional
Do not dock the donkey's tail in a crowd, some will say it's too long, others it's too short.
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Crime does not pay.
Traditional
A woman's tongue wags like a lamb's tail
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Man does what he can, God does what he will.
Traditional
The shirt of death does not have pockets.
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