At gå ned på udstyret
English translation: Exhaust the limit's of one's equipment/instruments/etc. before exhausting one's own limits
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| 4 | Exhaust the limit's of one's equipment/instruments/etc. before exhausting one's own limits |
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| 3 | It was not equipment they were short on |
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| never drive/ go / run/ travel faster than your guardian angel can fly |
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Exhaust the limit's of one's equipment/instruments/etc. before exhausting one's own limits Explanation: or something to that tune. |
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It was not equipment they were short on Explanation: I can´t think of a more colourful expression, but something like that. The equipment was the last thing they had to worry about, or their equipment would never let them down. I was waiting for the younger generation to come up with something - it´s not really my scene! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1583 days (2019-06-06 21:43:18 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Don't be let down by your gear might fit in other contexts. I am looking for an apt translation myself four years later, and had forgotten all about this… |
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| Reference: never drive/ go / run/ travel faster than your guardian angel can fly Reference information: Hjælp til fodring af 3-års - Røgt og pleje - Heste-Nettet.dk www.heste-nettet.dk/forum/5/669916/669916/ Oct 25, 2014 - Jeg jeg har en stor vallak på 170+ og 3 år gammel. Jeg er meget ... *Man skal aldrig gå ned på udstyr!* ... dont go faster than your angel can fly. Never travel faster than your guardian angel can fly jenniesjournals.blogspot.com/.../never-travel-faster-than-your-guardian.h... The quote "Never travel faster than your guardian angel can fly" is accredited to this ... What about those people who don't believe in angels yet still accomplish ... Meaning behind the quote "Never run faster than your guardian ... https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid... Sep 2, 2012 - Meaning behind the quote "Never run faster than your guardian ... used as a slogan as don't drive faster than your Guardian Angel can fly. |
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