we never miss the water till the well runs dry

we never miss the water till the well runs dry

proverb It is only when someone or something is gone that we truly appreciate them or it. I was in such a rush to start a career and become an adult, but now all I want is the carefree life I had when I was in college! We never miss the water till the well runs dry, huh? I should have made a greater effort to show Janet just how much she meant to me, but we never miss the water till the well runs dry. Now she's married and living on the other side of the planet.
See also: dry, miss, never, run, till, water, we, well
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • teach a man to fish
  • it takes a village
  • village
  • better bend than break
  • best-laid plans go astray, the
  • the best-laid plans
  • the best-laid plans go astray
  • the best-laid plans of mice and men
  • a Jack of all trades is a master of none
  • a Jill of all trades is a master of none