| 单词 | many hands make light work |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with Many hands make light workmany hands make light work More helpers make a task easier, as in We need a few more volunteers to move the furniture—many hands make light work, you know. This proverb was first recorded in English in the early 1300s in a knightly romance known as Sir Bevis of Hampton. It appeared in practically all proverb collections from 1546 on. For the converse, see too many cooks spoil the broth. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Many hands make light workLarge tasks become small when divided among several people. Words nearby Many hands make light workmany, many a, Many are called but few are chosen, man-year, manyfold, Many hands make light work, many happy returns, many is the, many-one, manyplies, many-sided The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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