“Rome wasn’t built in a day”
Definition
Important things take time.
Examples
Examples
“Be patient — Rome wasn’t built in a day.”
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Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
Be patient — _____.Compare with the original example
Be patient — Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Write a two-line conversation using “Rome wasn’t built in a day”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Rome wasn’t built in a day" mean?
- "Rome wasn’t built in a day" means important things take time.
- How do you use "Rome wasn’t built in a day" in a sentence?
- Example: "Be patient — Rome wasn’t built in a day."
- What is the Russian or Armenian translation of "Rome wasn’t built in a day"?
- Всё великое создаётся не сразу. / Կարևոր բաները ժամանակ են պահանջում։