VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Meaning:

You can prevent a problem with little effort. Fixing it later is harder.

Examples:

  • An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
  • An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
  • An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure today, tomorrow and in the future.
  • An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
  • The adage teaches that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
  • As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
  • The Commission should remember that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' .
  • It is worth recalling the popular adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
  • We are all familiar with the popular and universal saying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
  • We also feel that there is a widely growing consensus that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.