You can't break the barrel and keep its wine
See: "Like 'break the barrel, keep its wine'."
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Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
אֵין לִשְׁבֹּר אֶת הֶחָבִית וְלִשְׁמֹר עַל יֵינָהּ
Definition (Hebrew)
רְאֵה: "בִּבְחִינַת "שְׁבֹר חָבִית וּשְׁמֹר עַל יֵינָהּ".
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