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Meaning of you can't pour from an empty cup | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

In order to be able to provide other people with emotional support, one must take care of one's own mental health.

Examples

“This view is shared widely across the industry, including by London-based yoga teacher Kat Achtelik, who participated in several NGO-led projects in Asia before moving to the UK. For her, practicing yoga and meditation comes down to self-love: “You cannot pour from an empty cup. You have to take care of yourself first, before catering for others.””

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

you can't put the shit back in the horse you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds you can't say fairer than that you can't step in the same river twice you can't take it with you