It's an old english saying but what on earth does it mean ?
2007-08-21 01:04:55 · 7 answers · asked by kipper 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
oups yes Scotland
2007-08-21 01:10:37 · update #1
— PHRASES many a little makes a mickle (also many a mickle makes a muckle) many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount.
— ORIGIN Old English.
— USAGE The forms mickle and muckle are merely variants of the same (now dialect) word meaning ‘a large amount’. However, the alternative form of the proverb (originally a misquotation) has led to a misunderstanding that mickle means ‘a small amount’.
2007-08-21 01:11:26 · answer #1 · answered by Dana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it is an old Scottish saying, it basically means keep saving the Penny's until they turn into pounds, I think they may have been the words of Robert Burns.
2007-08-21 01:25:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mickle meaning small and muckle meaning large. SO it basically means every little helps. I
2007-08-21 01:13:28 · answer #3 · answered by Mar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually a Scottish saying and it's a bit like "look after the pennies and the pounds take care of themselves"
2007-08-21 01:09:06 · answer #4 · answered by leedsmikey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lots of small amounts adds up to a large amount
2007-08-21 01:10:31 · answer #5 · answered by Pat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep control of your cash and you will be rewarded.
2007-08-21 01:16:20 · answer #6 · answered by country bumpkin [sheep nurse] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
???
2007-08-21 01:09:21 · answer #7 · answered by Man of Ideas 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋