run before can walk

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 can walk.


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  • 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 …   New idioms 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 …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • run before one can walk — ► run before one can walk attempt something difficult before one has grasped the basic skills. Main Entry: ↑run …   English terms dictionary

  • 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

  • run before one can walk — attempt something difficult before one has grasped the basic skills. → run …   English new terms dictionary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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