constant dropping wears away a stone
- constant dropping wears away a stone
syn: little strokes fell great oaks
drop by drop the sea is drained
feather by feather a goose is plucked
≅ мала крапля великий камінь продовбає
з упертих люди бувають
вода м'яка, а камінь пробиває
вперта праця все переможе
впертість і труд все перетруть
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs .
2013.
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