АЗ ДА БУКИ, А ТАМ И НАУКИ
Master the first stages of a skill before you can do more complex things Var.: Сперва аз да буки, а потом науки
Cf: A child must learn to crawl before it can walk (
Am.). Children learn to creep ere they can go (
Br.). Learn to creep before you leap (walk) (
Am.,
Br.). Learn to say before you sing (
Am.,
Br.). Learn to walk before you run (
Br.). You have to learn to walk before you can run (
Am.)