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shy bairns get nowt

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Proverb
Tyneside
Japanese Meaning
遠慮しすぎると、欲しいものは手に入らない。 / 恥ずかしがっていては成果は得られない。 / 自分から積極的に要求しないと、何も得られない。
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おばあちゃんは私たちが声を上げるのをためらうと、いつも『遠慮していると何も手に入らない』という古いことわざで私たちに言い聞かせていました。

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(Tyneside) If you're too shy, or don't ask, you will not get what you want.

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shy bairns get nowt

My grandmother would always remind us with the old proverb 'shy bairns get nowt' when we were too afraid to speak up.

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My grandmother would always remind us with the old proverb 'shy bairns get nowt' when we were too afraid to speak up.

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