The first step is always the hardest In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "The first step is always the hardest", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Tonia Thai

2021-04-26 12:04

Meaning of The first step is always the hardest

Synonyms:

it is the first step that is troublesome , it is the first step that costs

The first step is always the hardest American British proverb

The proverb "the first step is always the hardest" is used to encourage someone when doing something for the first time.

American British proverb

Making a start on something is always difficult.

A: I have always wanted to enroll in swimming lessons, but I am afraid of water. B: Be brave! The first step is always the hardest. It will be alright later.

The first step is always the hardest, so don't hesitate to try new fields.

Other phrases about:

a drowning man will clutch at a straw

Someone who is experiencing a difficult situation will take any available opportunity to overcome the situation, even if those ways are not helpful

make up leeway

To overcome some disadvantage or get out of a bad situation when you have already lost a lot of time for it

leave no stone unturned

Try to do everything possible to achieve something

throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick

1. If you say enough bad things about someone, some of them will be believed.

2. Try many different ways or ideas, some of them will work.

Put On Your Thinking Cap

To think or consider something seriously

Grammar and Usage of The first step is always the hardest

the first steps is always the hardest

The proverd "the first step is always the hardest" is used as a clause or stands independently as a sentence.

Origin of The first step is always the hardest

This proverb was first recorded in approximately 1596 in the form of "The first stretch (of a journey) is the worst"

The Origin Cited: