you can't catch old birds with chaff

English

Etymology

Referenced a quote by Miguel de Cervantes, "You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff"

Proverb

you can't catch old birds with chaff

  1. The wisest and the most experienced cannot be easily deceived.
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