Idiom
eat an elephant one bite at a time
Meaning
To do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You must eat an elephant one bite at a time to finish this project.”
“The task seems impossible, but if you eat an elephant one bite at a time, you will eventually succeed.”
“When faced with a monumental career transition, she reminded herself to eat an elephant one bite at a time, focusing only on the immediate next step.”
Examples
simple
“You must eat an elephant one bite at a time to finish this project.”
contextual
“The task seems impossible, but if you eat an elephant one bite at a time, you will eventually succeed.”
complex
“When faced with a monumental career transition, she reminded herself to eat an elephant one bite at a time, focusing only on the immediate next step.”
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