ধরি মাছ না ছুঁই পানি
“Catch the fish without so much as touching the water.”
Describes someone who wants a reward or result without taking any real risk or getting their hands dirty.
— Traditional Bangladesh Wisdom, Bangladesh
Source: Traditional Bengali proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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