Look before you leap In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "look before you leap", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-03-14 08:03

Meaning of Look before you leap (redirected from look before you leap! )

Synonyms:

think before you act , calculate the possible consequences , caution is the parent of safety , double check to be sure

Look before you leap! American spoken language informal verb phrase

Think carefully about all the possibilities of the thing you are planning to do

It is always important to look before you leap.

I had asked her to look before she leaped when she was planning to invest all of her money in stocks but she didn't listen to me.

Other phrases about:

look before you leap

You should think carefully about all the possibilities of something you want to do

Draw your horns in

To behave or act more carefully than one did before.

when pigs fly

Used to demonstrate things which never or unlikely happen.

to watch your butt

To be careful

watch (one's) step

1. Be cautious when walking or stepping.

2. To act with care and caution in order to avoid making a mistake or offending someone.

Grammar and Usage of Look before you leap!

The verb "look" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Look before you leap!

Think carefully about all the possibilities of the thing you are planning to do
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The phrase has been the moral of many child stories including Aesop's fable, telling about a fox which fell into a well and because he couldn't climb out, he convinced a goat to jump in. Thanks to the help of the goat, the fox got out but the goat was trapped.