mighty oaks from little acorns grow

mighty oaks from little acorns grow

Large and powerful things once were very small and insignificant. It's hard to believe that her successful clothing line was once a small business run from her tiny studio apartment. Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
See also: acorn, grow, little, mighty, oak
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Great oaks from little acorns grow, and Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Prov. Immense things can come from small sources. Don't tell lies, not even small ones. Great oaks from little acorns grow.
See also: acorn, and, great, little, mighty, oak
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • great oaks from little acorns grow
  • Great oaks from little acorns grow, and Mighty oaks from little ...
  • great/tall oaks from little acorns grow
  • stampede out of
  • stampede out of (some place)
  • at once
  • fortune knocks once at every man's door
  • once more
  • every once in a while
  • once in a while
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