har de Hund nich scheten, har de 'n Hasen fangen

German Low German

Etymology

Literally: “If the dog hadn’t shit, he would’ve caught the hare.”

Alternative forms
  • har de Hund nich scheten, har he den Hasen fangen

Proverb

har de Hund nich scheten, har de 'n Hasen fangen

  1. if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle; if pigs had wings they would fly

Descendants
  • German: hätte der Hund nicht geschissen, hätte er den Hasen gefangen
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