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单词 don't spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar
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don't spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar

proverb Don’t risk the failure of a large project by trying to economize on trivial things.Please remember not to spoil the ship for a halfpennyworth of tar....
  • There are no short-cuts in brightwork so take your time and don't spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar!
Referring to the use of tar to keep flies off sores on sheep (from dialect pronunciation of sheep as ship)
See parent entry: halfpennyworth
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