小洞不补大洞吃苦
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A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom)
a stitch in time saves nine
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Saying俗语俗語
Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use
- Literally
- don't patch a small hole, and the big hole brings suffering
- Meaning
- Warns that small problems left alone grow into big ones. Close to 'A stitch in time saves nine'.
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