English / proverb
I Want Doesn't Get
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A disciplinary maxim teaching that selfishly demanding something does not entitle a person to receive it.
In context
01
When the toddler stamped his foot demanding candy, his mother firmly reminded him, 'I want doesn't get.'
02
In professional negotiations, petulant entitlement fails because I want doesn't get.
Synonyms
wishing will not make it so,demands do not guarantee results,entitlement brings nothing
Antonyms
ask and you shall receive,entitlement
Collocations
remind that I want doesn't get,teach that I want doesn't get,firm rule that I want doesn't get