ants gnawing at a bone-a concentration of small machines on a big job;little strokes fell great oaks;plod away at a big job bit by bit ❍ 工人们采取～的方法，使用小机械加工，造出了大型铸造机，完成了这项工作。The workers used what they called the ants-gnawing-at-a-bone method to finish the job and built the giant casting machine with small machine tools.
蚂蚁啃骨头ma yi ken gu tou
plod away at a big job bit by bit
蚂蚁啃骨头
ants gnawing a bone—plod away at a big job bit by bit; perseverance spells success
蚂蚁啃骨头mǎ yǐ kěn ɡǔtou
比喻用微小的力量，坚持不懈，持之以恒，就能够完成非常艰巨的任务。plod away at a big job bit by bit, ants gnawing at a bone