ಈಜು ಬರುವತನಕ ನೀರಿಗಿಳಿಯಲಾಗದು, ನೀರಿಗಿಳಿಯದೆ ಈಜು ಬಾರದು īju baruva tanaka nīrigiḷiyalāgadu, nīrigiḷiyade īju bāradu (prov.) (a proverbial simile) 'one cannot go into water as he/she does not know swimming, while it is not possible to learn swimming unless he/she goes into water.