- saves nine
- saves nine)A timely repair or corrective measure (avoids the need for more extensive repairs or measures)● stitch
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a stitch in time saves nine — proverb if you sort out a problem immediately it may save a lot of extra work later * * * a stitch in time (saves nine) ◇ The phrase a stitch in time (saves nine) means that it is better to fix a problem when it is small than to wait and let it… … Useful english dictionary
a stitch in time saves nine — The proverb was originally a couplet. The number nine was apparently introduced fancifully for the sake of assonance. 1732 T. FULLER Gnomologia no. 6291 A Stitch in Time May save nine. 1797 F. BAILY Journal 30 Apr. (1856) 268 After a little while … Proverbs new dictionary
stitch in time saves nine — A stitch in time saves nine means that if a job needs doing it is better to do it now, because it will only get worse, like a hole in clothes that requires stitching … The small dictionary of idiomes
(a) stitch in time (saves nine) — a stitch in time (saves nine) spoken phrase used for saying that it is better to solve a problem now, rather than leave it until later when it may be more difficult to deal with Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficultysynonym… … Useful english dictionary
stitch in time saves nine — A stitch in time saves nine means that if a job needs doing it is better to do it now, because it will only get worse, like a hole in clothes that requires stitching. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
a stitch in time saves nine — a small repair may prevent a large repair I believe in maintenance. A stitch in time saves nine … English idioms
(a) stitch in time saves nine. — A stitch in time (saves nine). something that you say which means it is better to deal with a problem early before it gets too bad. If you don t repair the oil leak now, you might damage the whole engine. It s a case of a stitch in time … New idioms dictionary
Stitch in time saves nine — A stitch in time saves nine means that if a job needs doing it is better to do it now, because it will only get worse, like a hole in clothes that requires stitching … Dictionary of English idioms
a stitch in time saves nine — ► a stitch in time saves nine proverb if you sort out a problem immediately it may save a lot of extra work later. Main Entry: ↑stitch … English terms dictionary
nine — see nine tailors make a man parsley seed goes nine times to the devil possession is nine points of the law it is not spring until you can plant your foot upon twelve daisies a stitch in time saves nine … Proverbs new dictionary
