B1idiomstudy
practice makes perfect
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if you do something regularly, you will become very good at it
Said to encourage someone who is learning. In British English the noun is 'practice' and the verb is 'practise'. IELTS prep lists overuse it; explaining how you practise sounds more natural.
In context
My pronunciation is still weak, but practice makes perfect, so I record myself every day.
Your first few cakes might go wrong, but remember: practice makes perfect.
Common mistake
Incorrect: Practice make perfect.
Correct: Practice makes perfect.
More idioms about study
- a steep learning curvea situation where you must learn a lot of new things very quickly
- get the hang ofto learn how to do something, especially after some practice
- get your head aroundto manage to understand something that is complicated or surprising
- hit the booksto start studying hard, especially before an exam
- it's not rocket scienceused to say that something is not difficult to understand or do