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Arabic - United Arab Emirates - Emirati Arab

A stone in the shoe teaches every step (Arabic seed expression 30)

A stone in the shoe teaches every step

Meaning

Small problems can disturb big journeys.

Literal translation

shoe stone teaches step

Usage example

Fix the small bug; a stone in the shoe teaches every step.

Fix the small bug; a stone in the shoe teaches every step.

Cultural context

Additive seed entry for Emirati Arab / Arabic. Use as starter content and replace with verified community-sourced wording where needed.

Related idioms

Arabic - Egypt El sabr miftah el farag. Arabic - Saudi Arabia As sabr miftah al faraj. Arabic - Algeria As sabr miftah al faraj. Arabic - Bahrain As sabr miftah al faraj.