单词 | a stitch in time |
释义 | a stitch in time or a stitch in time saves nine said to mean that it is better to deal with a problem in its early stages, in order to prevent it getting worse The saying `a stitch in time saves nine' is never more true than with a boat's paintwork: one must be immediately ready to touch up the chips that occur in order to prevent a bigger job later. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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