run before you can walk

run before you can walk
run before (you) can walk to try to do something complicated and difficult before you have learned the basic skills you need to attempt it.

I think you should stick to a simple menu for your dinner party. There's no point trying to run before you can walk.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • run before you can walk — If someone tries to run before they can walk, they try to do something requiring a high level of knowledge before they have learned the basics …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • run before you can walk — run before you can ˈwalk idiom to do things that are difficult, without learning the basic skills first Main entry: ↑walkidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • run before you can walk —    If someone tries to run before they can walk, they try to do something requiring a high level of knowledge before they have learned the basics.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Run before you can walk —   If someone tries to run before they can walk, they try to do something requiring a high level of knowledge before they have learned the basics …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • try to run before you can walk — phrase to try to achieve something very difficult immediately, without first doing more basic things Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: run …   Useful english dictionary

  • try to run before you can walk — to try to achieve something very difficult immediately, without first doing more basic things …   English dictionary

  • walk before you can run — walk before you (can) run see ↑walk, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑run walk before you (can) run : to learn the basics before trying to do something more advanced Don t get ahead of yourself. You have to walk before you can run. • • • Main Entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • run before can walk — run before (you) can walk to try to do something complicated and difficult before you have learned the basic skills you need to attempt it. I think you should stick to a simple menu for your dinner party. There s no point trying to run before you …   New idioms dictionary

  • walk before you run — walk before you (can) run see ↑walk, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑run walk before you (can) run : to learn the basics before trying to do something more advanced Don t get ahead of yourself. You have to walk before you can run …   Useful english dictionary

  • we must learn to walk before we can run — The metaphorical phrase to run before one can walk is also common. c 1350 Douce MS 52 no. 116 Fyrst the chylde crepyth and after gooth [walks]. c 1450 Towneley Play of First Shepherds (EETS) 1.100 Ffyrst must vs crepe and sythen [afterwards] go.… …   Proverbs new dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”