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1 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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2 light gains make heavy purses
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > light gains make heavy purses
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3 every little helps
take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves grain by grain, and the hen fills her bellyEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > every little helps
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4 _економія; заощадливість
both poverty and prosperity come from spending money – prosperity from spending it wisely buy what you do not need and you will soon need what you cannot buy cheap goods always prove expensive cut your coat according to your cloth a dollar saved is a dollar earned many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths penny wise and pound foolish spare when you are young and spend when you are old take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves thrift is a great revenue thrift is to a man what chastity is to a woman too late to spare when all is spent waste not, want not who spends before he thinks, will beg before he diesEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _економія; заощадливість
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5 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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6 a penny saved is a penny gained
a dollar saved is a dollar earned take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselvesEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a penny saved is a penny gained
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