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use it or lose it

Skills or knowledge that are seldom applied are likely to be lost with time.
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Additional definitions for 'use it or lose it':

use it or lose itProperty and privileges will be lost if they are not utilized.
use it or lose itHuman abilities require repetitive usage or practice lest one become, rusty. out of tune, uncoordinated:
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brug det eller tab det

Benutze es oder verliere es

úsalo o pierdelo

utilise le ou perd le

それを使うか失う

bruk det eller mist det

dùng nó hoặc mất nó

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