Stand on the shoulders of giants In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "stand on the shoulders of giants", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Julia Huong

2022-07-24 05:07

Stand on the shoulders of giants verb phrase

To make discoveries, insights, or advancement as a result of the past work or discoveries of great minds.

Well, it is an amazing step forward in finding a vaccine against AIDS, but we should remember that we stand on the shoulders of giants.

leaps and bounds

Rapidly or quickly; rapid increase, progress or development

To encounter or catch someone who is doing something that they are not prepared for and that reveals something embarrassing or shocking about them

see how the land lies

To try to discover or understand the true facts about a situation before taking any action

have scales fall from (one's) eyes

After a long time of not knowing or being misled about something, you finally realize the truth about it

get something moving

To start, proceed or make progress

The verb "stand" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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