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?	you can give someone the opportunity to do something but you cannot force him or her to do it if they do not want to	You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink and no matter how hard we try to help my cousin get a job he will not make any effort when we introduce him to someone who knows about a job.
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You Can Lead A Horse To Water (but You Can't Make It Drink) Idiom