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== Literal Meaning == | ==Literal Meaning== | ||
Use a long-handled shovel to stop something that could have been stopped with a short-handled spade. | Use a long-handled shovel to stop something that could have been stopped with a short-handled spade. | ||
== Usage == | ==Usage== | ||
Used to lament putting off dealing with a problem, which gave it time to go from a small problem to a big one. | Used to lament putting off dealing with a problem, which gave it time to go from a small problem to a big one. | ||
A 호미 is a short-handled spade with a curved and pointed blade. A 가래 is a long-handled shovel with a pointed blade. The proverb implies that it is better weed a garden when the weeds are young whether than waiting for them to get bigger and stonger | A 호미 is a short-handled spade with a curved and pointed blade. A 가래 is a long-handled shovel with a pointed blade. The proverb implies that it is better weed a garden when the weeds are young whether than waiting for them to get bigger and stonger | ||
==English Equivalent== | |||
== English Equivalent == | |||
A stitch in time saves nine. | A stitch in time saves nine. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:07, 4 December 2009
Literal Meaning
Use a long-handled shovel to stop something that could have been stopped with a short-handled spade.
Usage
Used to lament putting off dealing with a problem, which gave it time to go from a small problem to a big one.
A 호미 is a short-handled spade with a curved and pointed blade. A 가래 is a long-handled shovel with a pointed blade. The proverb implies that it is better weed a garden when the weeds are young whether than waiting for them to get bigger and stonger
English Equivalent
A stitch in time saves nine.