eat an elephant one bite at a time
To do something one step at a timeTo do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.
» He ate it in no time.
Он съел это в мгновение ока. — mutternoise
Він з'їв це моментально. — mutternoise
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.
Examples
151 sentencesHe ate it in no time.
Він з'їв це моментально. — mutternoise
ruОн съел это в мгновение ока. — mutternoise
Tom seems to be eating all the time.
Том, здається, весь час їсть. — deniko
ruТом, похоже, постоянно ест. — odexed
deTom scheint ständig am Essen zu sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You must not eat too much food at one time.
Не їж так багато їжи за один раз. — deniko
ruТы не должен столько есть за один раз. — Hellerick
Normally, we eat three times a day.
Ми зазвичай їмо тричі на добу. — deniko
ruОбычно мы едим три раза в день. — ae5s
deIn der Regel essen wir dreimal am Tag. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom hasn't eaten at home in a long time.
Том вже дуже давно не їв вдома. — deniko
Forms
eats an elephant one bite at a time, eating an elephant one bite at a time, ate an elephant one bite at a time, eaten an elephant one bite at a time| Base form | eat an elephant one bite at a time · to eat an elephant one bite at a time |
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| 3rd person singular | eats an elephant one bite at a time |
| Present participle | eating an elephant one bite at a time |
| Past simple | ate an elephant one bite at a time |
| Past participle | eaten an elephant one bite at a time |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | eat an elephant one bite at a time |
| he, she, it | eats an elephant one bite at a time |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | ate an elephant one bite at a time |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have eaten an elephant one bite at a time |
| he, she, it | has eaten an elephant one bite at a time |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will eat an elephant one bite at a time |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.