秤砣虽小压千斤

(秤砣雖小壓千斤)chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn

although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) / apparently insignificant details can have a large impact / for want of a nail the battle was lost

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