For Want of a Nail
= For Want of a Nail
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"For Want of a Nail" is a proverb that suggests small, seemingly insignificant actions can lead to larger consequences. The phrase comes from a poem that illustrates this idea through a chain of events triggered by the loss of a single nail. The poem details how the missing nail resulted in the loss of a horseshoe, which led to a series of misfortunes culminating in the loss of a kingdom.