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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In the video, Yager can be seen struggling to put one foot in front of the other to walk in a straight line and appears unsteady on his feet.
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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
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