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der Mohr hat seine Schuldigkeit getan, der Mohr kann gehen

proverb

used when a person who has done a favor or been helpful but whose services are no longer needed is ungratefully replaced, dismissed or let go

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 needed is ungratefully replaced, dismissed or let go”.

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