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a twig in a bundle cannot be broken

a twig in a bundle cannot be broken is the alternative form of sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.

Meaning of sticks in a bundle are unbreakable

Proverb

sticks in a bundle are unbreakable

  1. A group of people who are cooperating can succeed in a situation where an individual person cannot.
    • Sticks in a bundle can’t be broken but sticks taken singly can be easily broken. Same applies to people.2013 November 16, “The Father, His Sons, and The Bundle of Sticks”, in Fables of Aesop, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2017, retrieved 21 May 2017

Questions about a twig in a bundle cannot be broken

What is a twig in a bundle cannot be broken the alternative form of?
A twig in a bundle cannot be broken is the alternative form of sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.

Words near a twig in a bundle cannot be broken in the dictionary

  1. a touch
  2. a treat
  3. a trifle
  4. a trouble shared is a trouble halved
  5. a turkey voting for Christmas
  6. a twig in a bundle cannot be broken
  7. a twig in a bundle is unbreakable
  8. a vinculo matrimonii
  9. a watched kettle never boils
  10. a watched pot never boils
  11. a watched pot never boils over

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