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Daughters and dead fish are not keeping wares
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used to imply that a daughter's worth lies only in her ability to get married and that she is a burden on her family if she remains unmarried
Proverb
Example
I overheard my neighbor telling her daughter that daughters and dead fish are not keeping wares, and it made me realize how deeply ingrained these outdated beliefs still are in our society.
