every little helps
every little helps proverb: even small contributions towards a goal help bring the goal nearer.
Proverb
every little helps
- Even small contributions towards a goal help bring the goal nearer.
- "There's not much money - if that's what you mean."
"Approximately."
"Once all the debts are paid there will be very little."
"Nevertheless. Every little helps. The Brothers are sorely in need of it this weather."1980, Bernard MacLaverty, 'Lamb' (novel), (Chapter 1, at page 11 in the 1981 King Penguin paperback edition)
- Synonyms:
- many a mickle makes a muckle, take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, little and often fills the purse
- "There's not much money - if that's what you mean."
Synonyms of every little helps
Forms of every little helps
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Questions about every little helps
- What does every little helps mean?
- Every little helps means even small contributions towards a goal help bring the goal nearer.
- What part of speech is every little helps?
- Every little helps is a proverb.
Words near every little helps in the dictionary
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