When the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten, and the last stream poisoned, you will realize that you cannot eat money.
A Native American proverb. It’s paramount to save the environment. We’re already seeing the adverse effect, which seem to intensify every year, of untold exploitation of nature.
Example: Government has approved another power project in an ecologically sensitive region. When the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten, and the last stream poisoned, you will realize that you cannot eat money.
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Definitions of Pull Off:
1. To succeed in doing something difficult or tricky.
Examples: A lot of skateboarding stunts look easy, but are really difficult to pull off.
She pulled off the gymnastic stunt really well.