put one foot in front of the other

idiom

: to walk especially when it is difficult
It's a long hike, but we'll get there if we just keep putting one foot in front of the other.

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This can only be a good thing, so whatever your reasons, forget the jokes and put one foot in front of the other. Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 7 May 2024 The key to Vol State is the ability to put one foot in front of the other, hour after hour, day after day. Longreads, 9 July 2024 And the answer was just get up and create and make images and put one foot in front of the other. Olivia Horner, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024 Bad news for Nate: One day he’s mysteriously zapped into a bizarre world where the only way out is to literally put one foot in front of the other; players learn to control each of his jammie’d legs to propel him forward in a goofy, slapstick sort of motion. Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023 The way to move forward now is to put one foot in front of the other. Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022 Successful companies tend to slowly and systematically put one foot in front of the other. Samuel Johnston, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 She’s ripped from a heavenly dimension by the friends who can’t survive without her, forcing her back to the toil of mortal life: dealing with what her mother left behind, working terrible jobs that paid little, struggling to put one foot in front of the other. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2021 But, the priest said, as long as people push forward – or put one foot in front of the other – and stay focused then life is more manageable. Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, 13 Aug. 2021

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“Put one foot in front of the other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20one%20foot%20in%20front%20of%20the%20other. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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