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See: GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW.

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great oaks from little acorns grow

[great oaks from little acorns grow] As great oak trees grow from tiny acorns, so many great people or things grew from a small and unimportant beginning, so be patient. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

grow

[grow] See: [GREAT OAKS PROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW], [LET GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

from little acorns

[from little acorns] See: [GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

oak

[oak] See: [GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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