Timeline for Idiom for up-front time investment
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| Jan 7, 2021 at 13:14 | comment | added | Stuart F | I think both the phrases you cite (stitch and ounce) mean up-front work which means time (and they're certainly used to mean "do the work now and save time later"). But I'm certainly willing to see any other examples. | |
| Jan 6, 2021 at 19:03 | comment | added | J.G. | @EdwinAshworth While those examples aren't temporal, I get the feeling that won't be the last time I learn interesting expressions on this question, so thank you. | |
| Jan 6, 2021 at 19:00 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | Possibly a duplicate of What is the contemporary English proverb for 'throw in a sprat to catch a salmon'?, but I'll offer 'You have to speculate to accumulate'. | |
| Jan 6, 2021 at 18:57 | history | asked | J.G. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |