walk before you run

walk before you run
walk before you (can) run — see walk, 1
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Main Entry:run
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walk before you (can) run
: to learn the basics before trying to do something more advanced

Don't get ahead of yourself. You have to walk before you can run.

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Main Entry:walk

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  • walk before you can run — walk before you (can) run see ↑walk, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑run walk before you (can) run : to learn the basics before trying to do something more advanced Don t get ahead of yourself. You have to walk before you can run. • • • Main Entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • run before you can walk — run before (you) can walk to try to do something complicated and difficult before you have learned the basic skills you need to attempt it. I think you should stick to a simple menu for your dinner party. There s no point trying to run before you …   New idioms dictionary

  • run before you can walk — If someone tries to run before they can walk, they try to do something requiring a high level of knowledge before they have learned the basics …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • run before you can walk — run before you can ˈwalk idiom to do things that are difficult, without learning the basic skills first Main entry: ↑walkidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • we must learn to walk before we can run — The metaphorical phrase to run before one can walk is also common. c 1350 Douce MS 52 no. 116 Fyrst the chylde crepyth and after gooth [walks]. c 1450 Towneley Play of First Shepherds (EETS) 1.100 Ffyrst must vs crepe and sythen [afterwards] go.… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • run before you can walk —    If someone tries to run before they can walk, they try to do something requiring a high level of knowledge before they have learned the basics.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Run before you can walk —   If someone tries to run before they can walk, they try to do something requiring a high level of knowledge before they have learned the basics …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die — infobox Book | name = 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die author = General Editor: Robert Dimery, Preface by Michael Lydon. Selected and Written by Leading International Critics. cover artist = Jon Wainright country = United States language …   Wikipedia

  • 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die — Auteur éditeur général : Robert Dimery, préface de Michael Lydon. Sélection et rédaction par des critiques internationaux Genre Ouvrage de référence Pays d origine États Unis ISBN original 0 7893 1371 5 Éditeur …   Wikipédia en Français

  • try to run before you can walk — phrase to try to achieve something very difficult immediately, without first doing more basic things Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: run …   Useful english dictionary

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