Значение слова "FOR WANT OF A SHOE THE HORSE WAS LOST" найдено в 1 источнике

FOR WANT OF A SHOE THE HORSE WAS LOST

найдено в "Dictionary of American idioms"
for want of a shoe the horse was lost: translation

For want of a nail the shoe was lost & for want of a shoe the horse was lost & and for want of a horse the man was lost.
Prov. Overlooking small details can have disastrous consequences. (You can quote any of the sentences in this proverb by themselves.) •

Jill: I don't think we need to check our bicycle tires before we go for our ride. Jane: I disagree. For want of a nail the shoe was lost.

Before we began the hike into the mountains, we checked our equipment painstakingly, remembering that for want of a horse the man was lost.



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