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sticks in a bundle are unbreakable en · X

Meanings

1. A group of people who are cooperating can succeed in a situation where an individual person cannot.
   • The children learn that there is a whole lot more that they can do together. . . . [W]hen you join together, like sticks in a bundle, you are much stronger. 2016 April 7, “Sticks In A Bundle Can't Be Broken: There is Strength in Numbers”, in SylRenner.com, archived from the original on 12 May 2019, retrieved 13 May 2017:
   • Sticks in a bundle can’t be broken but sticks taken singly can be easily broken. Same applies to people. 2013 November 16, “The Father, His Sons, and The Bundle of Sticks”, in Fables of Aesop, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2017, retrieved 21 May 2017:
   • Scotty: My wee granny used to say, "Ya cannae break a stick in a bundle." 2016, Simon Pegg et al., Star Trek Beyond, approx 110 min.
   • Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. So says the inspirational Kenyan proverb extolling the power of Unity. 2014 August 17, Morgana West, “Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable”, in Glaston Centre, UK, retrieved 13 May 2017:

Relateds

unity is strength · there is strength in numbers · united we stand, divided we fall · fasces

Synonyms

you cannot break a twig in a bundle · you can't break sticks in a bundle · you cannot break a stick in a bundle · one cannot break a twig in a bundle · a twig in a bundle cannot be broken · one can't break sticks in a bundle · a stick in a bundle cannot be broken · one can't break a twig in a bundle · a stick in a bundle is unbreakable · one cannot break a stick in a bundle · sticks in a bundle cannot be broken · a twig in a bundle is unbreakable · sticks in a bundle can't be broken · you can't break a twig in a bundle · you can't break a stick in a bundle · one can't break a stick in a bundle · you cannot break sticks in a bundle