many a mickle makes a muckle
крапля камінь точить.
с миру по нитке – голому рубаха
Kleinvieh macht auch Mist, steter Tropfen höhlt den Stein
A lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amountA lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amount.
UK/ˌmɛni‿ə ˈmɪk(ə)l meɪks‿ə ˈmʌk(ə)l/US/ˌmɛni‿ə ˈmɪkəl meɪks‿ə ˈmʌkəl/
» Many a mickle makes a muckle.
По капле и море собирается. — sharptoothed
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1 senses(Northern England, Scotland)A lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amount.
Kleinvieh macht auch Mist, steter Tropfen höhlt den Stein
с миру по нитке – голому руба́ха
крапля камінь точить.kraplja kaminʹ točytʹ.
Examples
1 sentencesMany a mickle makes a muckle.
ruПо капле и море собирается. — sharptoothed
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amount:
Русский
By meaning 1
lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amount:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amount:
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