Phrase guide

every little helps

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

Even small contributions towards a goal help bring the goal nearer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tota pedra fa paret — even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal
  • Danish: mange bække små gør en stor å — even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal
  • Dutch: alle beetjes helpen — even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal
  • Finnish: vähäkin auttaa — even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal
  • Finnish: karttuisa on kansan käsi — even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal
  • French: les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières — even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal
  • Hungarian: sok kicsi sokra megy — even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal
  • Irish: bailíonn brobh beart — even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal
  • Korean: 모든 조그만한 것은 도움이 된다 (modeun jogeumanhan geoseun doumi doenda) — even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal
  • Polish: wszystko pomaga — even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal
  • Scottish Gaelic: togar càrn mòr de chlachan beaga — even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal
  • Spanish: un grano no hace granero, pero ayuda al compañero — even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal
  • Turkish: damlaya damlaya göl olur — even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal