stand on the shoulders of giants

To make discoveries, insights, or progress due to the discoveries or previous work of great minds that have come before. Though this is indeed an exciting discovery toward curing cancer, we have stood on the shoulders of giants to reach this point today.

See also: giant, of, on, shoulder, stand

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

stand on (someone's) shoulders
stand on someone's shoulders
a dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants
giant
by accident
be hot stuff
heather
set the heather alight
set the Thames on fire
set the world alight

References in periodicals archive

A friend shared with me these words of Albert Einstein: 'We stand on the shoulders of giants and at times hold up the sky.' Believe me, I know it feels like we do hold the sky up often.

Thank you for your care

词组	stand on the shoulders of giants
释义	stand on the shoulders of giants stand on the shoulders of giants To make discoveries, insights, or progress due to the discoveries or previous work of great minds that have come before. Though this is indeed an exciting discovery toward curing cancer, we have stood on the shoulders of giants to reach this point today. See also: giant, of, on, shoulder, stand Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: stand on (someone's) shoulders stand on someone's shoulders a dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants giant by accident be hot stuff heather set the heather alight set the Thames on fire set the world alight References in periodicals archive A friend shared with me these words of Albert Einstein: 'We stand on the shoulders of giants and at times hold up the sky.' Believe me, I know it feels like we do hold the sky up often. Thank you for your care
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