from little acorns
- oakQuercus genus member
- mightyHaving great power
- growIncrease in size
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- beginningsInitial stages of something
small · tree · growth · potential · sapling · roots · sprout · humble · start · flourish · nurture · patience · seedling · forest · branches · tiny · blossom · plant
origin and growth trajectory
from little acornsflash in the pan
Short-lived success
decline and fall · fizzle out · dead end · withered on the vine · burnout
potential and promise
from little acornsstillborn
Dead at birth
nipped in the bud · dead on arrival · went nowhere · all hat and no cattle · tempest in a teapot
growth trajectory
from little acornsflash in the pan
Short-lived success
fallen on hard times · withered on the vine · came to nothing · stillborn · nipped in the bud