EPISODE · Nov 24, 2021 · 1 MIN
A Gentle Hand May Lead Even an Elephant by A Single Hair
from Genesis of Phrases and Idioms in English · host Dipankar Basumatary
In this episode of Genesis: the Origins of Idioms and Phrases and Idioms, Aditi Basumatary of grade 7th discusses an Iranian idiom "a gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair" in detail. This is a break from our usual Origins of Phrases and Idioms. Tell us if you like it. We'll bring you more such proverbs. Listen to her to learn you may lead an elephant by the hair with your gentle nature. Please listen here on Spotify. If you want, you may send in idioms or proverbs to us as an audio file. Please Click here to do so.
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In this episode of Genesis: the Origins of Idioms and Phrases and Idioms, Aditi Basumatary of grade 7th discusses an Iranian idiom "a gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair" in detail. This is a break from our usual Origins of Phrases and Idioms. Tell us if you like it. We'll bring you more such proverbs. Listen to her to learn you may lead an elephant by the hair with your gentle nature. Please listen here on Spotify. If you want, you may send in idioms or proverbs to us as an audio file. Please Click here to do so.
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