Eat An Elephant One Bite At A Time - Wiktionary

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  • eat the elephant one bite at a time

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eat an elephant one bite at a time (third-person singular simple present eats an elephant one bite at a time, present participle eating an elephant one bite at a time, simple past ate an elephant one bite at a time, past participle eaten an elephant one bite at a time)

  1. (idiomatic, chiefly proverb) To do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.

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  • bite off more than one can chew
  • Rome wasn't built in a day

Anagrams

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  • ate an elephant one bite at a time
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