Wanna know much about “little”?

Today’s English
September 14th, 2017

Nobody is perfect and complete, you know. If a person or thing is lacking something in features, perfection and  completion but can be used, we use the expression “a little rough around the edges.”

1.Is my car ready? It's little rough around the edges but  you can use it even now.
2.What about Mr.Ajay? Hmm, he is a little rough around the edges but he is good enough to serve our current requirements.

Have you ever seen a person who behaves as if he is more important than others. Nobody would like such pompous and self-congratulatory people.  The phrase “a little tin god” is exactly made for them.

1.He’s such a little tin god and who will listen to him?
2.Being a little tin God, he made a pompous speech that irritated everyone.

What's your position in your organisation? Are you a little frog in a big pond, or a big fish in a small pond? The former means that you are less qualified and less important than others in your big organisation but the latter means that you are overqualified and more important than others but within a small organisation.

1.With Ph.D qualification, he joined as a primary school teacher but soon felt that he was a big fish in a small pond.
2.Why do you give him much respect? He's a peon, just a little frog in a big pond.

By doing little amount of work everyday, you can complete any big task. This is what we mean by"little strokes fell great oaks.”  (Note: here  the verb fell means cut and it is not the past tense of fall). There are two more easily understandable interesting phrases with 'little' in English – “little things please little minds" and “little thieves are hanged but great ones escape.” I hope, you know the meaning.

1.How can I complete this work within a month? Do it a little by little everyday and don't you know –“ little strokes fell great oaks.”?
2.Why don't you watch bigg boss programme? Little things please little minds.
3.I received a notice from income tax department for non-remittance of 650 rupees in the last year. It's an irony that little thieves are hanged but great ones escape.

Wife: How did you correct that rich lady in the opposite flat?

Husband: little strokes fell great oaks.

Wife: (chasing) you rascal.. I’ll kill you.

Husband: (running..) little thieves like me are hanged but great ones escape.