
ProverbWisdom
English origin
You cannot hide an eel in a sack.
Meaning: Obvious truths inevitably reveal themselves despite attempts at concealment, just as a living creature's movements betray what a container holds.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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