idiom
Many Hands Make Light Work
MEN-ee handz mayk lyt wurk
/ˈmɛniː hændz meɪk laɪt wɜːrk/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
manyhandsmakelightwork
Dictionary meaning
A task becomes much easier and is completed more quickly when many people share the effort.
Examples
- We cleaned up the park in under an hour with thirty volunteers — many hands make light work.
- The community barn-raising was finished in a day because many hands make light work.
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