"crawl before one walks" meaning in All languages combined

See crawl before one walks on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-crawl before you walk.ogg [Australia] Forms: crawls before one walks [present, singular, third-person], crawling before one walks [participle, present], crawled before one walked [participle, past], crawled before one walked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|crawl<> before one walks<walks,walks,walked>}} crawl before one walks (third-person singular simple present crawls before one walks, present participle crawling before one walks, simple past and past participle crawled before one walked)
  1. (idiomatic) To learn the basics before doing something at a more advanced level. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: baby steps
    Sense id: en-crawl_before_one_walks-en-verb-4UPB8fuv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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