English

Proverb

clogs to clogs in three generations

1. (Britain) Wealth earned in one generation seldom lasts through the third (grandchild’s) generation.

Synonyms

• shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations
• (Chinese) wealth does not survive three generations
• (Japanese) the third generation ruins the house
• (Italian) from stables to stars to stables
• (Australian)from goon to Grange to goon

Translations

References

1. ↑ The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs