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you can lead/take a horse to water, but you can't make it drink

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किसी को मौक़ा दिया जा सकता है, पर ज़बरदस्ती नहीं की जा सकती

“you can lead/take a horse to water, but you can't make it drink” का हिंदी में अर्थ है किसी को मौक़ा दिया जा सकता है, पर ज़बरदस्ती नहीं की जा सकती. In English, it means (saying) you can give sb the opportunity to do sth, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to.

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    (saying) you can give sb the opportunity to do sth, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to

    किसी को मौक़ा दिया जा सकता है, पर ज़बरदस्ती नहीं की जा सकती

    • I gave him all the notes, but you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
    • The teacher can guide you, but you can lead a horse to water...

    Main word horse