Idiom
look before one leaps
Meaning
To think before taking action.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Always look before you leap when making big decisions.”
“Before you quit your job to start a business, you should look before you leap and save some money first.”
“While the temptation to act immediately was strong, the seasoned diplomat chose to look before he leaped, carefully weighing the potential consequences of his response.”
Examples
simple
“Always look before you leap when making big decisions.”
contextual
“Before you quit your job to start a business, you should look before you leap and save some money first.”
complex
“While the temptation to act immediately was strong, the seasoned diplomat chose to look before he leaped, carefully weighing the potential consequences of his response.”
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