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Fish must swim thrice--once is the water, a second time in the sauce, and a third time in wine in the stomach.

John Ray (1818). “A compleat collection of English proverbs. To which is added, A collection of English words not generally used. Repr. verbatim from the ed. of 1768”, p.23
Fish must swim thrice--once is the water, a second time in the sauce, and a third time in wine in the stomach.