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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?
people often do irrational or foolish things when they are in love.
I and my boyfriend have decided to get married in the summer. I don't think that's wise, since we won't have enough money saved by then to set up house. But then, one cannot love and be wise.
