“fedo aprivadado de trop d'agnèu es tetado”: meaning and translation of this Provençal expression

Literal translation

a too tame ewe is suckled by too many lambs

Meaning

a too-tame ewe gets suckled by too many lambs: people exploit the easygoing

Explanation

An overly tamed ewe ends up suckled by too many lambs. Excessive familiarity breeds contempt, and whoever lets himself be pushed around gets taken advantage of.

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