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Sentence #5720793

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 CK CK December 30, 2016 December 30, 2016 at 11:36:52 PM UTC link Permalink

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Though this is archaic English usage, it is still not too uncommon to hear this proverb said this way.

CK CK January 27, 2022 January 27, 2022 at 11:40:21 PM UTC link Permalink

Related:

[#10646745] Pride goeth before a fall. (cajunesque)

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #65102Pride comes before a fall..

Pride cometh before a fall.

added by CK, December 30, 2016
➜ #65102Pride comes before a fall.

linked by CK, December 30, 2016
➜ #227749おごりは破滅に先立つ。

linked by CK, December 30, 2016
➜ #370463Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall.

linked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, December 30, 2016
➜ #3086999骄傲是失败的先行者。

linked by DaoSeng, January 8, 2022
➜ #4952771骄兵必败。

linked by DaoSeng, January 11, 2022
➜ #10807111غرور قبل از سقوط می‌آید.

linked by cojiluc, May 6, 2022