a stumble may prevent a fall

proverb A setback or obstacle may ultimately prevent worse problems. A: "Maybe it's a good thing you closed the business when you did—you would have lost so much more money in this recession." B: "That is true. They do say that a stumble may prevent a fall."

See also: fall, may, prevent, stumble

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

for want of a nail
For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ...
teach a man to fish
village
it takes a village
an apple a day
apple a day
best-laid plans go astray, the
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans of mice and men

词组	a stumble may prevent a fall
释义	a stumble may prevent a fall a stumble may prevent a fall proverb A setback or obstacle may ultimately prevent worse problems. A: "Maybe it's a good thing you closed the business when you did—you would have lost so much more money in this recession." B: "That is true. They do say that a stumble may prevent a fall." See also: fall, may, prevent, stumble Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: for want of a nail For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ... teach a man to fish village it takes a village an apple a day apple a day best-laid plans go astray, the the best-laid plans the best-laid plans of mice and men
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