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little strokes fell great oaks

little strokes fell great oaks proverb: small but persistent efforts can lead to big results.

Proverb

little strokes fell great oaks

  1. (idiomatic) Small but persistent efforts can lead to big results.
    • “Little strokes fell great oaks,” says the steady worker. “One stroke fells not an oak,” makes a piece of advice to the impetuous. In danger the insignificant may console themselves with the reflection that “Oaks may fall and reeds brave the storm.1873, The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal, page 685

little strokes fell great oaks meaning in Tamil

little strokes fell great oaks in Tamil

proverb
அடி மேல் அடி அடித்தால் அம்மியும் நகரும் aṭi mēl aṭi aṭittāl ammiyum nakarum

Questions about little strokes fell great oaks

What does little strokes fell great oaks mean?
Little strokes fell great oaks means small but persistent efforts can lead to big results.
What is little strokes fell great oaks in Tamil?
Little strokes fell great oaks in Tamil is அடி மேல் அடி அடித்தால் அம்மியும் நகரும் (aṭi mēl aṭi aṭittāl ammiyum nakarum). See Little strokes fell great oaks meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is little strokes fell great oaks?
Little strokes fell great oaks is a proverb.

Words near little strokes fell great oaks in the dictionary

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