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Don´t shoot the tree before the dinosaur has fallen..

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Don´t shoot the tree before the dinosaur has fallen is an unusual saying that is rarely used, and dates bake to the second world war (WWII).

Harshly it means, not to kill yourself before you have passed away. but in everyday use it means, never to give up.

In this saying the tree represents life and the dinosaur represents the brave soldiers who fought in second world war (WWII).

The sayings popularity.

The saying was mostly used in europe after the war.

The saying today is nearly dead. But if your are lucky, you might someday hear somebody use this rare and unique saying.