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many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big · many a mickle makes a muckle

集腋成裘
jí yè chéng qiú
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom) · fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions积土成山jī tǔ chéng shān(idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean积少成多jī shǎo chéng duō(lit.) many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom) · (fig.) many little things add up to sth great聚沙成塔jù shā chéng tǎto accumulate over time积久jī jiǔlit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step · fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one千里之行，始于足下qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xiàaccumulate little by little · build up bit by bit铢积寸累zhū jī cùn lěi
Antonyms
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure杯水车薪bēi shuǐ chē xīn
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