You must (learn to) walk before you (can) run In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "you must (learn to) walk before you (can) run", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Caroline Tran calendar 2021-03-09 05:03

Meaning of You must (learn to) walk before you (can) run

You must (learn to) walk before you (can) run phrase informal

Don't rush into doing something advanced before you know the basic skills, techniques and primary details 

You cannot skip this step. You must learn to walk before you run.

Small things make big things so he must learn to walk before he can run.

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Origin of You must (learn to) walk before you (can) run

The phrase may have derived from the 15th century.

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