be just before you're generous
be just before you're generous
Fulfill your duties before engaging in fun activities. This phrase is often used to refer to financial matters. Put some of your paycheck in savings right away—be just before you're generous. You need to clean your room before you go out with your friends. Be just before you're generous.
See also: before, generous, just
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Be just before you're generous.
Prov. Do what you ought to do before you do things that you want to do; pay your debts before you give money away. Jill: It's payday! I can't wait to go out and buy my niece that nice toy train set for her birthday. Jane: But, Jill, we have bills to pay. Be just before you're generous.
See also: before, generous, just
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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