an empty sack cannot stand upright
an empty sack cannot stand upright
proverb One must eat in order to carry out one's duties. Have some dinner before you go back to your research. An empty sack cannot stand upright, you know.
See also: cannot, empty, sack, stand, upright
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
An empty sack cannot stand upright.
Prov. A poor or hungry person cannot function properly. Sit down and have something to eat before you go back to work. An empty sack can't stand upright.
See also: cannot, empty, sack, stand, upright
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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