Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eat an elephant one bite at a time

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
eat an ele-phan-t one bite at a -time
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.

Inflected Forms

eats an elephant one bite at a time (present, singular) eating an elephant one bite at a time (participle, present) ate an elephant one bite at a time (past) eaten an elephant one bite at a time (participle, past) eat the elephant one bite at a time (alternative)

Phrases

bite off more than one can chew Rome wasn't built in a day

Frequently Paired Words

bite off more than one can chew Rome wasn't built in a day

Questions

What does eat an elephant one bite at a time mean?
To do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.

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