stand on the shoulders of

English

Etymology

Clipping of stand on the shoulders of giants.

Verb

stand on the shoulders of (third-person singular simple present stands on the shoulders of, present participle standing on the shoulders of, simple past and past participle stood on the shoulders of)

  1. (idiomatic) To build on the previous works and gains of.
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