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many hands make light work

many hands make light work proverb: a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily.

Proverb

many hands make light work

  1. A large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily.

Antonyms of many hands make light work

Questions about many hands make light work

What does many hands make light work mean?
Many hands make light work means a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily.
What part of speech is many hands make light work?
Many hands make light work is a proverb.

Words near many hands make light work in the dictionary

  1. many an
  2. many and varied
  3. many and various
  4. many another
  5. many at times
  6. many hands make light work
  7. many happies
  8. many happy returns
  9. many moons ago
  10. many moons from now
  11. many such cases

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