for want of a nail
英汉例句
- For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
因为少了个钉子掌丢了。
bbs.pku.edu.cn - For want of a nail, the shoe was lost.
为了想要一枚钉子，鞋子被丢掉。
www.xinzhitang.com.cn - A little neglect may breed great mischief… for want of a nail the shoe was lost;
小疏忽可以酿大祸…缺一根钉子，马蹄铁就装不牢； - He wrote: For want of a nail, the shoe is lost For want of a shoe, the horse is lost For want of a horse, the rider is lost.
- He wrote: For want of a rider, the battle was lost For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
- For want of a nail in one tax provision, the kingdom and its exchequer could be lost.
FORBES: For want of a nail, the tax code was lost - For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
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