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Igbo proverb

Anaghị alụ ọgụ n’usekwu; ma eku agbajighị, ite awa.

A quarrel in a fragile place brings damage.

Literal translation
Do not fight in the kitchen; if the soup ladle survives, the pot will break.
Explanation
A kitchen holds things that can break. Even if one object escapes, the fight may destroy another.
When to use it
When a dispute is likely to harm the shared place or people around it.

Source: Anyabuike, proverb 44.