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“Wha gawn bad a maanin, cyaan kum gud a evelin.”
What went wrong in the morning cannot be remedied in the evening.
What does “Wha gawn bad a maanin, cyaan kum gud a evelin” mean?
It is unwise to spend valuable time worrying about those problems we cannot solve.
English translation
What went wrong in the morning cannot be remedied in the evening.
Literal translation
What went wrong in the morning cannot be remedied in the evening.
Understanding the expression
It is unwise to spend valuable time worrying about those problems we cannot solve. Also, it makes no sense to take precautions after we carelessly allowed a situation to get out of hand.
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Traditional Jamaican proverb