der Mohr hat seine Schuldigkeit getan, der Mohr kann gehen
German, proverb
der Mohr hat seine Schuldigkeit getan, der Mohr kann gehen is spelled D-E-R-M-O-H-R-H-A-T-S-E-I-N-E-S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-K-E-I-T-G-E-T-A-N-D-E-R-M-O-H-R-K-A-N-N-G-E-H-E-N (48 letters). Der Mohr hat seine Schuldigkeit getan, der Mohr kann gehen is a German proverb meaning “used when a person who has done a favor or been helpful (or by extension a thing that has been useful) but whose services are no longer…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does der Mohr hat seine Schuldigkeit getan, der Mohr kann gehen mean in English?
proverb
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used when a person who has done a favor or been helpful (or by extension a thing that has been useful) but whose services are no longer needed is ungratefully replaced, dismissed or let go
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.