You never miss the water till the well runs dry



You never miss the water till the well runs dry.

Prov. People are not grateful for what they have until they lose it. Jill: I never realized what a good friend Jeanie was until she moved away. Jane: You never miss the water till the well runs dry.
See also: dry, miss, never, run, till, water, well

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Whitlock['hwitlɔk]
Minnie['mini]
Fereshteh-Persian
Mariyamah-REE-yah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
LuxLUKS (English)Various
Gilbertakhil-BER-tah (Dutch), jeel-BER-tah (Italian)Dutch, Italian