What is a idiomatic English (US) equivalent of Russian "первый блин комом" (meaning that you cannot expect perfect results on the first try)?
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This question is off-topic because it is asking for a phrase in English. Please post such questions to English.stackexchange.com site.– Aleks GCommented Oct 1, 2014 at 7:11
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Practice makes perfect!– CocoPopCommented Oct 6, 2014 at 19:21
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you must spoil before you spin (well)
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC)
practice makes perfect (lit: first pancake is always a blob)Commented Oct 2, 2014 at 5:26 -
This is not well-used phrase in US English. Use Jacob's comment.– KCdCommented Oct 9, 2014 at 10:29