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a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
thousand miles distant
light-years (apart) / a million miles (apart) / (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)
clairvoyance
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile
lit. ten thousand mile horse / fine steed
make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country / never-ending struggle
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
from distant parts
evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
Trinidad and Tobago
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) / fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
Trinidad and Tobago (Tw)
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles / a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
thousands of miles away / far away


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