転んでもただは起きない

ころんでもただはおきない
Alternative writings: 転んでも只は起きない
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A variant of the proverb meaning one does not rise empty-handed after a fall; one gains something even from failure.

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Examples

彼女はいつも困難を乗り越え、転んでもただは起きない人だ。

She always overcomes difficulties; she never comes away empty-handed after setbacks.

今回の失敗からもヒントを得た。転んでもただは起きないね。

We even got hints from this failure. We didn't come away empty-handed.

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