liten tuva stjälper ofta stort lass

Swedish

Etymology

liten (“small”) ‎ tuva (“tuft”) ‎ stjälper (“overturns”) ‎ ofta (“often”) ‎ stort (“large”) ‎ lass (“load”), "(a) small tuft often overturns (a) large load"

Proverb

liten tuva stjälper ofta stort lass

1. (idiomatic) seemingly insignificant things can have major negative consequences

References

• tuva in Svensk ordbok (SO)