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a wild goose never laid a tame egg

a wild goose never laid a tame egg proverb: most things are inherited and predetermined.

Proverb

a wild goose never laid a tame egg

  1. (idiomatic) Most things are inherited and predetermined.

Questions about a wild goose never laid a tame egg

What does a wild goose never laid a tame egg mean?
A wild goose never laid a tame egg means most things are inherited and predetermined.
What part of speech is a wild goose never laid a tame egg?
A wild goose never laid a tame egg is a proverb.

Words near a wild goose never laid a tame egg in the dictionary

  1. a week from next Tuesday
  2. a week is a long time in politics
  3. a whisper down the lane
  4. a whole 'nother
  5. a whole nother
  6. a wild goose never laid a tame egg
  7. a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle
  8. a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle
  9. a woman's work is never done
  10. a world of
  11. a worry shared is a worry halved

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