liten tuva stjälper ofta stort lass

Swedish

Etymology

liten (“small”) +‎ tuva (“tuft”) +‎ stjälper (“overturns”) +‎ ofta (“often”) +‎ stort (“large”) +‎ lass (“load”), "(a) small tuft often overturns (a) large load"

Proverb

liten tuva stjälper ofta stort lass

(idiomatic) seemingly insignificant things can have major negative consequences

References

tuva in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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