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1 many a little makes a mickle
var: many a pickle makes a micklesyn: many drops of water will sink a shipвелике складається з малого take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves grain by grain, and the hen fills her belly a small leak will sink a great shipEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > many a little makes a mickle
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2 many a pickle makes a mickle
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3 many small makes a great
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4 many drops of water will sink a ship
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5 grain by grain, and the hen fills her belly
syn: every little helps≅ курка по зерну клює та сита буває громада по нитці та й бідному сорочка з хати по нитці – сироті свитинаEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > grain by grain, and the hen fills her belly
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6 _сила та слабкість; велике та мале
all great minds run in the same channel better to be a big toad in a small puddle than a small toad in a big puddle burn not your house to rid of the mouse conceit is nature's gift to small men to make up for that which they don't have every great man is unique every oak has been an acorn for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost grain by grain, and the hen fills her belly a great ship asks deep waters great men are not always wise the greatest crabs be not all the best heavy burdens kill little people, but they make great ones he that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities an inch is as good as an ell the Iamb who bites a wolf never bites again little boats should stay close to shore little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above it a little body often harbours a great soul little things worry little minds many a little makes a mickle a mouse may help a lion none thinks the great unhappy oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm one man's weakness is another man's chance one swallow does not make a summer a small leak will sink a great ship there are no small steps in great affairs there is safety in numbers trifles lead to serious matters trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle union is strength the weakest goes to the wallEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _сила та слабкість; велике та мале
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7 take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves
syn: many a little makes a mickle≅ із копійки рублі робляться гріш копи береже зеренце до зеренця, то буде міркаEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves
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8 a small leak will sink a great ship
var: little leaks sink the shipsyn: many drops of water will sink a shipmany a little ( або a pickle) makes a mickleвід маленької течі може потонути великий корабель ≅ і малий псюк глибоко вкусить з малої іскри великий вогонь буває і малі камінці роблять синці малим почалося, а великим кінчилося і граб, і дуб від малої сокири падає малий хробак і великого дуба підточитьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a small leak will sink a great ship
См. также в других словарях:
many a little makes a mickle — The proper version of the next proverb (many a mickle makes a muckle). Pickle, a Scottish word for ‘a small quantity or amount’, is also found instead of little. Mickle (‘a great quantity or amount’) is now only Scottish. a 1250 Ancrene Wisse… … Proverbs new dictionary
many a little makes a mickle (also many a mickle makes a muckle) — many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount. → mickle or & … English new terms dictionary
many a little makes a mickle — (also many a mickle makes a muckle) proverb many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount … Useful english dictionary
many a mickle makes a muckle — A popular corruption of the preceding entry (many a little makes a mickle). This alternative form is in fact nonsensical, as muckle is merely a variant of the dialectal mickle ‘a large quantity or amount’. 1793 G. WASHINGTON Writings (1939) XXXII … Proverbs new dictionary
mickle — (also muckle) archaic or Scottish & N. English noun a large amount. adjective very large. Phrases many a little makes a mickle (also many a mickle makes a muckle) many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount. Origin OE micel great,… … English new terms dictionary
mickle — adj. & n. (also muckle) archaic or Sc. adj. much, great. n. a large amount. Phrases and idioms: many a little makes a mickle (orig. erron. many a mickle makes a muckle) many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount. Etymology: ME f. ON… … Useful english dictionary
many — see many a little makes a mickle many a mickle makes a muckle there’s many a slip between cup and lip many are called but few are chosen many hands make light work there’s many a good tune played on an old fiddle … Proverbs new dictionary
mickle — see many a little makes a mickle many a mickle makes a muckle … Proverbs new dictionary
little — adjective see there is no little enemy little fish are sweet a little knowledge is a dangerous thing little leaks sink the ship little pitchers have large ears a little pot is soon hot … Proverbs new dictionary
mickle — 1. adjective /ˈmɪkəl/ much, great 2. noun /ˈmɪkəl/ A great amount. Many a little makes a mickle … Wiktionary
mickle — mickle, muckle These are merely variants of the same word meaning ‘a large amount’, and so the proverb Many a mickle makes a muckle is, in its usual form, a meaningless corruption. The correct form is Many a little (or occasionally pickle =… … Modern English usage
