That's the last potato I will ever dig.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker declares he will never return to manual labor like digging potatoes.
- In plain terms
- He is done with hard physical work forever.
- What can you take from it?
- Move forward from difficult past tasks.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What past work are you done with?
- What marks your new direction?
Another view
Life circumstances might force a return to such tasks.
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