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Caroline Tran
2021-03-09 03:03
Learn to walk before you run phrase informal
Don't rush into doing something advanced before you know the basic skills, techniques and primary details
I always tell my son to learn to walk before he runs.
Don't be impatient! You have to learn to walk before you run.
To rush into doing something
If one zooms away/if, they're in a hurry.
To be extremely simple, basic, or intuitive without much skill or effort.
To leave or move quickly away from some place
To be suitable for something.
We can replace you with other subjects: I, he, she, they, it. The verb "learn" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The phrase may have derived from the 15th century.
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
