gå inte över ån efter vatten

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, "don't cross the stream for (as in, in pursuit of) water" – "don't cross the stream to get water."

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡoː ˈɪntə ˈœːr ˈoːn ˈɛftər ˈvatɛn/

Proverb

gå inte över ån efter vatten

  1. don't do things in a needlessly complicated way, settle for a simpler solution when one exists
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