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an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure — prevent a problem so you don t have to solve it, a stitch in time... Forest fires deserve an ounce of prevention: public education in campfire safety … English idioms
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure — This expression means that is is better to try to avoid problems in the first place, rather than trying to fix them once they arise … The small dictionary of idiomes
ounce — S3 [auns] n written abbreviation oz [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: unce, from Latin uncia twelfth part, ounce ] 1.) a unit for measuring weight, equal to 28.35 grams. There are 16 ounces in a pound. →↑fluid ounce 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
(an) ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure — preˌvention is better than ˈcure idiom (BrE) (US an ounce of preˌvention is better than a pound of ˈcure) (saying) it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened … Useful english dictionary
Ounce — A measure of weight equal to 1/16th of a pound or, metrically, 28.35 grams. The abbreviation for ounce is oz. (An ounce of prevention is reputedly worth a pound of cure.) * * * A weight containing 480 g, or 112 pound troy and apothecaries weight … Medical dictionary
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure — proverb it s easier to stop something from happening in the first place than to repair the damage after it has happened … Useful english dictionary
prevention is better than cure — preˌvention is better than ˈcure idiom (BrE) (US an ounce of preˌvention is better than a pound of ˈcure) (saying) it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened … Useful english dictionary
an ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept — A number of proverbs similar in form are illustrated below. An ounce used figuratively for ‘a small quantity’ is found in 1567 W. CECIL Letter in C. Read Mr. Secretary Cecil (1955) xxi. Marry [to be sure], an ounce of advice is more worth to be… … Proverbs new dictionary
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