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ありのあなからつつみもくずれる
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. a small leak will sink a great ship
Alt. forms
蟻ありの穴あなから堤つつみも崩くずれる
ありのあなからつつみもくずれる
Composed of
ant
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
bank; embankment; dike
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)