tak dlouho se chodí se džbánem pro vodu, až se ucho utrhne

Czech edit

Etymology edit

Literally, so long does one walk with a jug for water, until one day the handle breaks off. Compare German der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er bricht.

Proverb edit

tak dlouho se chodí se džbánem pro vodu, se ucho utrhne

  1. when you use a thing too much, it ultimately breaks down at some point
    every day the bucket goes to the well but one day the bottom will drop out