the finest fragments of fox fur sewn together will make a robe—many a little makes a mickle (/muckle); economy in trifles ensures abundance; from small increments comes abundance; many drops of water make an ocean; [of fund-raising for charities] small contributions are equally welcome
? 因此,要把經(jīng)濟(jì)專(zhuān)欄辦得比較正規(guī),唯有依靠報(bào)紙的全體讀者本著“~”的精神大力協(xié)助。That is why it will be possible to run an economics section tolerably well only if all readers of the newspaper act in accordance with the proverb: “Many a little makes a mickle.”
集腋成裘ji ye cheng qiu
the finest fragments of fox fur,sewn together,will make a robe—many a little makes a mickle
集腋成裘jí yè chénɡ qiú
腋:腋下;裘:皮衣。把許多塊狐貍腋下的毛皮聚集起來(lái)就能縫成一件皮衣。比喻積少成多。many a little makes a mickle, many drops of water make an ocean, Every little makes a mickle.