Idiom
put one foot in front of the other
Meaning
To move forward, progress steadily.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“When you feel tired, just put one foot in front of the other.”
“The hike was long and difficult, but I kept going by simply putting one foot in front of the other.”
“Even when the path ahead seemed impossible to navigate, she remained focused, putting one foot in front of the other until she reached the summit.”
Examples
simple
“When you feel tired, just put one foot in front of the other.”
contextual
“The hike was long and difficult, but I kept going by simply putting one foot in front of the other.”
complex
“Even when the path ahead seemed impossible to navigate, she remained focused, putting one foot in front of the other until she reached the summit.”
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