English · Proverb Candidate

avoid the pleasure which will bite tomorrow

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Refuse enjoyable things that will have negative consequences later

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Từ chối những điều thú vị sẽ có hậu quả tiêu cực sau này

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Literally: avoid the pleasure which will bite tomorrow

Examples

She decided to avoid the pleasure which will bite tomorrow and stuck to her diet

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Sources & notes

Listed on English Wikiquote “English proverbs” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

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Common questions

What does “avoid the pleasure which will bite tomorrow” mean?

Refuse enjoyable things that will have negative consequences later Literally: avoid the pleasure which will bite tomorrow

Is “avoid the pleasure which will bite tomorrow” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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