Many Hands Make Light Work In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Many Hands Make Light Work", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Tommy Tran

2021-03-29 05:03

Meaning of Many Hands Make Light Work

Many Hands Make Light Work proverb

The more people share the work, the easier and quicker it will be completed.

Many hands make light work, guys! We need to work together so that we can hand in the assignment in time.

Can I get some help here? Many hands make light work, you know.

Other phrases about:

one hand washes the other (and both wash the face)

Used to indicate that helping each other or working together toward the same goal will have advantages for everyone who is involved

hand in glove (with somebody)

In close association or collaboration with someone, often to do something dishonest, illegal, or immoral.

Origin of Many Hands Make Light Work

This is a very ancient proverb known to both the Greeks and the Romans. However, the phrase seems to first appear in English in the 1300s.

It's said to have been used in a story called Sir Bevis of Hampton from that time. Yet, John Heywood is often credited with the expression and he included it in his 1546 collection of proverbs: A Dialogue Conteinyng the Nomber in Effect of all the Prouerbes in the Englishe Tongue.