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sticks in a bundle are unbreakable

sticks in a bundle are unbreakable proverb: a group of people who are cooperating can succeed in a situation where an individual person cannot.

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
    • Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. So says the inspirational Kenyan proverb extolling the power of Unity.2014 August 17, Morgana West, “Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable”, in Glaston Centre, UK, retrieved 13 May 2017

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Questions about sticks in a bundle are unbreakable

What does sticks in a bundle are unbreakable mean?
Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable means a group of people who are cooperating can succeed in a situation where an individual person cannot.
What part of speech is sticks in a bundle are unbreakable?
Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable is a proverb.

Words near sticks in a bundle are unbreakable in the dictionary

  1. sticks at
  2. sticks at nothing
  3. sticks by
  4. sticks down
  5. sticks fat
  6. sticks in a bundle are unbreakable
  7. sticks in a bundle can't be broken
  8. sticks in a bundle cannot be broken
  9. sticks in one's gizzard
  10. sticks in someone's craw
  11. sticks in someone's gullet

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