don't go near the water until you learn how to swim
don't go near the water until you learn how to swim
proverb Don't attempt to do something that you are not prepared for. A: "I told them I shouldn't be the one to do it. I'm just not qualified to make that kind of assessment yet." B: "That's good. Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim." Whoa, you can't pull off a jump like that just yet! Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim, man.
See also: go, how, learn, near, swim, until, water
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- (I) hope not
- hope not
- not for a second
- not for a minute
- not for a moment
- aint
- ain't
- not for a instant
- not for a/one minute/moment/second/instant
- by no means