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Peixinha Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

"Little strokes feel great oaks. "

Hello,

What does this proverb mean?

Thank you,
  

Top answer

Took me a minute to work out what you meant here, as you haven't quite got it right. The verb is 'fell' not 'feel'. Fell in this context means 'to chop down' so the idiom means that small strokes (blows of an axe) will chop down even a big oak tree, so small steps can build up to a big result.

— Nona the brit

  • Took me a minute to work out what you meant here, as you haven't quite got it right.
  • The verb is 'fell' not 'feel'.
  • Fell in this context means 'to chop down' so the idiom means that small strokes (blows of an axe) will chop down even a big oak tree, so small steps can build up to a big result.
  • Big problems can be tackled by tiny steps.
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Took me a minute to work out what you meant here, as you haven't quite got it right. The verb is 'fell' not 'feel'. Fell in this context means 'to chop down' so the idiom means that small strokes (blows of an axe) will chop down even a big oak tree, so small steps can build up to a big result. Big problems can be tackled by tiny steps.
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Hi nona the brit,

Is this idiom a common one? How often do you encounter it?
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I hadn't personally encountered it before. I googled to find it as it intrigued me. As soon as I realised it was 'fell' not 'feel' the meaning seems obvious.
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Englishuser
Hi nona the brit,

Is this idiom a common one? How often do you encounter it?
I think that the day when people stop citing proverbs is not too far in the future. Classrooms just don't handle stuff like this any longer. It's too bad. So, my guess is that in the States we encounter it about as often as we
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Dear nona the brit,

Thank you very much for your help.

I didn't imagine the spell was wrong.

Now I understand.

Thanks.
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