IF A MUSSEL DOESN'T OPEN DON'T EAT IT


Meaning of IF A MUSSEL DOESN'T OPEN DON'T EAT IT in English

if you force things to happen you may regret it, leave well enough alone

If you force a child to talk, you may regret it. As they say, If a mussel doesn't open, don't eat it .

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary.      Словарь английских идиом.