Learning the alphabet is a baby step toward reading.
baby step
idiomA small effort made towards the completion of a much larger task.
Origin
disputed originFrom the small, awkward movements of a young child learning to walk.
She felt overwhelmed by her new project, so she decided to focus on one baby step at a time.
Although the recovery process was long and difficult, each small improvement served as a necessary baby step toward his full return to health.
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baby and bathwater
Used in reference to an error in which something valuable is discarded in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted.
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baby elephant in the room
An obvious but mostly inconsequential issue.
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baby up
To treat as a baby.
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basin of gravy
[Cockney slang]baby
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be left holding the baby
To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.
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food baby
A protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion.
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leave someone holding the baby
To abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the responsibility or blame.
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make baby Jesus cry
To provoke a negative reaction due to being offensive, unpleasant, immoral, etc.