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Vocabulary
Usage of 'small beginning'
Please advise if the following 'idiomatic?' usage of 'small beginning' is appropriate.
'He made a small beginning by selling...' or 'He made a humble beginning by selling...'.
(I want to refer to a 'small business' started by an individual.)
From small beginnings come great things. I believe it can be equated to the zero-to-achiever story of a person who started a small business and finally made it big. Am I right?
'He made a small beginning by selling...' or 'He made a humble beginning by selling...'.
(I want to refer to a 'small business' started by an individual.)
From small beginnings come great things. I believe it can be equated to the zero-to-achiever story of a person who started a small business and finally made it big. Am I right?
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1. I think 'humble' sounds more natural here, but 'small' is fine. 2.
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- I think 'humble' sounds more natural here, but 'small' is fine.
- 2.
- Yes, you have correctly understood the proverb.
- Another: from tiny acorns do mighty oaks grow.
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1. I think 'humble' sounds more natural here, but 'small' is fine.
2. Yes, you have correctly understood the proverb. Another: from tiny acorns do mighty oaks grow.
2. Yes, you have correctly understood the proverb. Another: from tiny acorns do mighty oaks grow.
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