Meaning
Keep doing the same risky or wrong thing over and over, and one day it will finally catch up with you. The bucket that is sent down the well day after day will eventually have its bottom drop out. A warning that repeated wrongdoing, or pushing your luck, cannot go on forever without consequence.
Examples
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Him a tief from work every week — every day bucket go a well, one day di bottom mus drop out.
He steals from work every week — keep it up and you'll get caught eventually.
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Dem a push dem luck; every day bucket go a well, one day di bottom drop out.
They keep pushing their luck; it'll catch up with them one day.
Origin
A traditional proverb; the daily-used bucket eventually fails. See [[if-yuh-cyaan-hear-yuh-feel]].
How it’s used
Repeated wrongdoing / luck-pushing eventually catches up. See [[if-yuh-cyaan-hear-yuh-feel]].