a slice off a cut loaf isn’t missed
- a slice off a cut loaf isn’t missed
1592 SHAKESPEARE Titus Andronicus II. i. 87 More water glideth by the mill Than wots [knows] the miller of; and easy it is Of a cut loaf to steal a shive [slice].
1639 J. CLARKE Parœmiologia Anglo-Latina 118 ’Tis safe taking a shive of a cut loafe.
1732 T. FULLER Gnomologia no. 3012 It is safe taking a slice off a Cut Loaf.
1901 F. E. TAYLOR Wit & Wisdom of South Lancashire Dialect 11 A shoive off a cut loaf’s never miss’t. (A satirical remark.)
1981 N. LOFTS Old Priory v. iii. I went into this with my eyes open and a slice off a cut loaf ain’t missed.
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cut — participial adjective see a slice off a cut loaf isn’t missed verb see don’t cut off your nose to spite your face cut your coat according to your cloth diamond cuts diamond measure seven times, cut once … Proverbs new dictionary
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ignorance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of knowledge Nouns 1. ignorance, nescience; illiteracy; darkness, blindness; incomprehension, inexperience, simplicity, simpleness, innocence; stupidity; unawareness. See folly, insanity,… … English dictionary for students
miss — see a miss is as good as a mile you never miss the water till the well runs dry what you’ve never had you never miss a slice off a cut loaf isn’t missed … Proverbs new dictionary
