- Literally
- A well cannot be dug with a single strike.
- What it means
- Said of major tasks that require steady perseverance rather than instant results.
- The English proverb Shah set beside it
- Rome was not built in a day.Expect not all at once.
Also said as
- એકદમ લાડવા ખવાય નહીં.
- આખું ફાહેળું શાક ન થાય.
- કાળીએ કાળીએ ઝાઝું જમાય.
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