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JOUK and let the jaw go by
A Scottish proverb counselling prudent or evasive action when trouble threatens. The phrase
to jouk and let the jaw go by
is also found.
1721
Scottish Proverbs
189
Juck [stoop], and let the jaw [rush of water] go o'er you. That is, prudently yield to a present Torrent.
1817
Rob Roy
II. xii.
Gang your ways hame, like a gude bairn—jouk and let the jaw gae by.
1927
Witch Wood
xv.
A man must either jouk and let the jaw go bye, as the owercome [common expression] says, or he must ride the whirlwind.
prudence
;
self-preservation
to jouk and let the jaw go by
is also found.
1721Scottish Proverbs
189
Juck [stoop], and let the jaw [rush of water] go o'er you. That is, prudently yield to a present Torrent.
1817
Rob Roy
II. xii.
Gang your ways hame, like a gude bairn—jouk and let the jaw gae by.
1927
Witch Wood
xv.
A man must either jouk and let the jaw go bye, as the owercome [common expression] says, or he must ride the whirlwind.
prudence;
self-preservation
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