| 单词 | slow but sure |
| 释义 | slow but sureGradual or plodding but certain to finish, as in Slow but sure this book's getting written. This idiom was first recorded in 1562, although the idea is much older. A related phrase appears in the proverb slow and steady wins the race, which is the moral of Aesop's fable about the race between a tortoise and a hare, which stopped to nap during the race and therefore lost. Words nearby slow but sureSlovenia, slovenly, slow, slow burn, Slow but steady wins the race, slow but sure, slowcoach, slow cooker, slowdown, slow fire, slow food The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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