a live dog is better than a dead lion

proverb It is better to be a living coward than a dead hero. A: "I can't believe you just stood there watching while the building continued to burn!" B: "Hey, I was calling the fire department! Besides, a live dog is better than a dead lion."

See also: better, dead, dog, lion, live

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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teach a man to fish
it takes a village
village
best-laid plans go astray, the
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans go astray
the best-laid plans of mice and men
an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
for want of a nail
For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ...

词组	a live dog is better than a dead lion
释义	a live dog is better than a dead lion a live dog is better than a dead lion proverb It is better to be a living coward than a dead hero. A: "I can't believe you just stood there watching while the building continued to burn!" B: "Hey, I was calling the fire department! Besides, a live dog is better than a dead lion." See also: better, dead, dog, lion, live Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: teach a man to fish it takes a village village best-laid plans go astray, the the best-laid plans the best-laid plans go astray the best-laid plans of mice and men an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit for want of a nail For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ...
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