無 い袖 は振 れぬ nai sodewa furenu
nai sodewa furenu
Expression
1. you can't give (use) what you don't have; nothing comes from nothing; you can't shake sleeves you don't have — literal
Proverb
お金 を貸 せといわれても無 いそでは振 れないよ。
okaneo kaseto iwaretemo nai sodewa furenaiyo.
I can't lend you money, because I don't have any myself.
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お金 を貸 せといわれても無 いそでは振 れないよ。
okaneo kaseto iwaretemo nai sodewa furenaiyo.
I can't lend you money, because I don't have any myself.
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