Idiom
crawl before one walks
Meaning
To learn the basics before doing something at a more advanced level.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You must crawl before you walk when learning a new language.”
“Do not try to run a marathon yet; you need to crawl before you walk by starting with short daily jogs.”
“The mentor advised the ambitious apprentice that one must crawl before one walks, emphasizing the necessity of mastering fundamental techniques before attempting complex artistic compositions.”
Examples
simple
“You must crawl before you walk when learning a new language.”
contextual
“Do not try to run a marathon yet; you need to crawl before you walk by starting with short daily jogs.”
complex
“The mentor advised the ambitious apprentice that one must crawl before one walks, emphasizing the necessity of mastering fundamental techniques before attempting complex artistic compositions.”
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