水滴石穿，字面意思是水不断地滴，可以滴穿石头（constant dripping water wears through the rock），比喻坚持不懈，集细微的力量也能收获难能的功劳（persistence leads to success）。与英文习语little strokes fell great oaks意思相近，表示large, seemingly impossible tasks can be accomplished1 through small, steady efforts。
例句：
A：这场诉讼太庞大了，我真不了解大家如何才能渡过难关！
A: This lawsuit2 is so huge, I just dont see how well be able to get through it!
B：大家一每天一步步地慢慢来，竭尽所能，记住，水滴石穿。
B: We just take it one step and one day at a time, taking care of what we can, when we canremember, little strokes fell great oaks.
