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the highest branch is not the safest roost

the highest branch is not the safest roost proverb: a coveted position of power does not guarantee safety to the holder.

Proverb

the highest branch is not the safest roost

  1. A coveted position of power does not guarantee safety to the holder.
    • […] the highest branch is not the safest roost. So the danger to the Dogras' position also was now the greatest.1980, Manohar Lal Kapur, History of Jammu and Kashmir State: The making of the State, page 109

Questions about the highest branch is not the safest roost

What does the highest branch is not the safest roost mean?
The highest branch is not the safest roost means a coveted position of power does not guarantee safety to the holder.
What part of speech is the highest branch is not the safest roost?
The highest branch is not the safest roost is a proverb.

Words near the highest branch is not the safest roost in the dictionary

  1. the hell
  2. the hell out of
  3. the hell with it
  4. the hell you say
  5. the helly
  6. the highest branch is not the safest roost
  7. The Hill
  8. The Hills
  9. the hit dog hollers
  10. The Honeysuckles
  11. the house

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