1
general::
Phrase(s): put one foot in front of the other
1. Lit. to walk deliberately. • I was so tired that I could hardly even put one foot in front of the other. • She was putting one foot in front of the other so carefully that I thought she must be ill. 2. Fig. to do things carefully and in their proper order. • Let’s do it right now. Just put one foot in front of the other. One thing at a time. • All I need to do is put one foot in front of the other. Everything else will take care of itself.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs