Pole pole ndio mwendo
Meaning: Slow and steady gets you there.
Language: Swahili
Literally: Slowly slowly is the way to go
Category: Daily Life
Origin: A Swahili proverb praising patient, unhurried progress as the surest path to arrival.
More idioms — Daily Life
- Sortir de ses gonds — To fly into a rage; to lose one's temper suddenly and violently.
- Jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain — To discard something valuable while getting rid of what's unwanted.
- pull back the curtain — To expose a hidden truth or reality behind an appearance.
- present company excepted — These remarks do not apply to anyone currently present in this conversation.
- on sufferance — Tolerated reluctantly and only because one has no better choice.
- friend of Bill W. — A recovering alcoholic, especially one in Alcoholics Anonymous.
More Swahili idioms
- Mvumilivu hula mbivu — Patience is rewarded.
- Haraka haraka haina baraka — Haste makes waste.
- Mtaka cha mvunguni sharti ainame — You must work and humble yourself for what you want.
- Penye nia pana njia — Determination always finds a path.
- Kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa — You cannot do everything alone.
- Chovya chovya humaliza buyu la asali — Small indulgences add up to a big loss.
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