jobb félni, mint megijedni

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally: "it is better to fear [in advance] than to get frightened [suddenly]"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjobː ˈfeːlni mint ˈmɛɡijɛdni]

Proverb

jobb félni, mint megijedni

1. better safe than sorry, prevention is better than cure

Further reading

• Paczolay, Gyula: 750 Hungarian Proverbs. Veszprém: Veszprémi Nyomda. 1991. →ISBN