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better safe than sorry

Polish translation: dmuchać na zimne

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English term or phrase:	better safe than sorry
Polish translation:	dmuchać na zimne
Entered by:	Krzysztof Kajetanowicz

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05:40 Jul 19, 2010

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English term or phrase: better safe than sorry

Jeśli ktoś chce kontekstu to podaję go poniżej, ale znaczenie zwrotu jest ogólnie znane. Chętnie poznam jakiś polski odpowiednik tego powiedzonka.

It’s impossible to tell at this early stage whether the person you will be working with actually performs any government duties, so it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Krzysztof Kajetanowicz KudoZ activity Questions: 21 (none open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 397 Poland
Local time: 19:08

dmuchać na zimne

Explanation:
na przykład

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-07-19 05:50:35 GMT)
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co prawdz trochę zbyt kolokwialne w tym kontekście

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rek
Local time: 18:08

Grading comment

Dziękuję wszystkim odpowiadającym. Odpowiedź wcale nie wydaje mi się zbyt kolokwialna.
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