燕子衔泥垒大窝
燕子衔泥垒大窝
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the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom); many a little makes a mickle
idiom
Traditional: 燕子銜泥壘大窩
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- (idiom) the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
- many a little makes a mickle
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Related Words
少成多(shǎo chéng duō)— Many little things add up to sth great (idiom); many a mickle makes a muckle
→一来二去(yī lái èr qù)— gradually
→一寸光阴一寸金(yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn)— lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
→一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴(yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn)— lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
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