eat an elephant one bite at a time

== English == === Alternative forms === eat the elephant one bite at a time === Pronunciation === === Verb === eat an elephant one bite at a time (third-person singular simple present eats an elephant one bite at a time, present participle eating an elephant one bite at a time, simple past ate an elephant one bite at a time, past participle eaten an elephant one bite at a time) (idiomatic, chiefly proverb) To do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once. === See also === bite off more than one can chew Rome wasn't built in a day === Anagrams === ate an elephant one bite at a time