every oak has been an acorn

every oak has been an acorn
посл.
(every oak has been an acorn (тж. great или tall oaks from little acorns grow))
"каждый дуб был когда-то жёлудем"; ≈ большое вырастает из малого

Many great men were once poor, unimportant boys. Great oaks from little acorns grow. (DAI) — Многие великие люди начинали жизнь в бедности и безвестности. Недаром говорится: каждый дуб был когда-то желудем.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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