Meaning: If you don't know how to dance, you would say the drums (beats) aren't interesting.
Context: Sour grapes
No. 4383 in Bu me Bε by Peggy Appiah et al.
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I love this proverb. Our elders were literate in more ways than we are willing to admit!
ReplyDeleteWe hardly give them credit, but theirs is wisdom obtained from keen observation.
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