a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush »
It is preferable to have a small but certain advantage than a mere potential of a greater one.
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a drop in the bucket »
An effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.
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a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step »
even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point
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a penny saved is a penny earned »
A maxim for thrift that says that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantime
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a picture paints a thousand words »
A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.1971, David Gates (of Bread), If, from Manna album:If a picture paints a thousand wordsThen why can't I paint you;The words will never showThe you I've come to know.1989, Alan Kay, quoted in K?o-tung Huang, Timothy D. Huang, Introduction to Chinese, Japanese and Korean Computing, World Scientific, ISBN 9971506645, p. 9:Most human beings, no matter how familiar they are with abstract symbols, respond to voice and images better than written language. In other words, A picture paints a thousand words.2006, Paul Shakespeare, Building a Dune Buggy: The Essential Manual, ISBN 1904788734, p. 52:See accompanying diagram: a picture paints a thousand words, and all that!
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abound in »
To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
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abound with »
To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
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account for »
To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
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act up »
To misbehave; to cause trouble.
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add up to »
To have a particular effect.
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after one's own heart »
Of a person: having the same ideas, opinions or behaviour as oneself.
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against the grain »
Contrary to what is expected; especially, of behavior different from what society expects.
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ahead of the game »
Having completed a task before it is due; ready, prepared, or anticipating.
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air out »
To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.
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air rage »
Disruptive behaviour on an aircraft.
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