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Definition 2024

grasp_all,_lose_all

grasp all, lose all

English

Proverb

grasp all, lose all

one who wants everything, may lose it all

Translations

one who wants everything, may lose it all

Hungarian: aki sokat markol, keveset fog (hu)

Portuguese: quem tudo quer tudo perde
Russian: за двумя́ за́йцами пого́нишься - ни одного́ не пойма́ешь ‎(za dvumjá zájcami pogónišʹsja - ni odnovó ne pojmáješʹ)
Spanish: el que mucho abarca poco aprieta
Swedish: den som gapar efter mycket mister ofta hela stycket