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Adonis1013 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

An ounce of prevention

Dear all,

Could you tell me the meaning of "An ounce of prevention"?

Ounce here means a little bit.

Thank you veru much.
  

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Hi, The full expression is 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' . An ounce is a small amount. A pound is a lot.

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  • Hi, The full expression is 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' .
  • An ounce is a small amount.
  • A pound is a lot.
  • Here's the basic idea.
  • It takes less effort to prevent something bad from happening than it takes to let it happen and then fix the problems afterwards.
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Hi,

The full expression is 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure'.

An ounce is a small amount. A pound is a lot.

Here's the basic idea.
It takes less
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