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you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink in Japanese

you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink in Japanese is 馬を水辺に導く事は出来るが馬に水を飲ませる事は出来ない.

you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink in Japanese

馬を水辺に導く事は出来るが馬に水を飲ませる事は出来ない
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You can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.
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"you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink" in Japanese is 馬を水辺に導く事は出来るが馬に水を飲ませる事は出来ない.

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