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What does “El que mucho abarca, poco aprieta” mean in Costa Rica?

ProverbsLife lessons

Take on too much and you do none of it well.

Word for word: Who grabs a lot squeezes little.

How to say it
el que mu·cho a·bar·ca po·co a·prie·ta
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