We must learn to walk before we can run.

We must learn to walk before we can run.
We must learn to walk before we can run.
Prov. You must master a basic skill before you are able to learn more complex things. •

Maria wanted to make a tailored jacket as her first sewing project, but her mother convinced her that she should make something much simpler; she would have to learn to walk before she could run.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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