- try to run before you can walk
- to try to achieve something very difficult immediately, without first doing more basic things
English dictionary. 2014.
try to run before you can walk
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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
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 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 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 — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
run */*/*/ — I UK [rʌn] / US verb Word forms run : present tense I/you/we/they run he/she/it runs present participle running past tense ran UK [ræn] / US past participle run 1) [intransitive] to move quickly to a place using your legs and feet You ll have to… … English dictionary
run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
run — verb (runs, running, ran ran; past participle run) 1》 move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. ↘enter or be entered in a race. ↘(of hounds) chase or hunt their quarry. ↘(of a… … English new terms dictionary
