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three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day

冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ，fēi yī rì zhī hán
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Rome wasn't built in a day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success · You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. · Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.滴水穿石dī shuǐ chuān shí
Antonyms
(lit.) to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); (fig.) to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop浅尝辄止qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
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