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measure twice, cut once
measure twice, cut once
measure twice, cut once
An axiom that encourages careful first steps in order to avoid extra work later on.
I have to go back to the store because I cut the wrong size out of my last piece of material. "Measure twice, cut once" should be my new motto!
See also:
cut
,
measure
,
once
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Colombina
-
Italian
Ljuba
LYOO-bah
(Serbian, Croatian)
Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovene, Macedonian
Anacletus
-
Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Malcom
MAL-kəm
English
Veit
-
German
Shonda
SHAWN-də
English
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