You Can Lead A Horse To Water, But You Can't Make It Drink Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does You Can Lead A Horse To Water, But You Can't Make It Drink Idiom mean?

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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink What does You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink mean?	This idiom means you can offer something to someone, like good advice, but you cannot make them take it.
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You Can Lead A Horse To Water, But You Can't Make It Drink Idiom