Idioms
See Rome in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryRome wasn’t built in a day
- (saying) used to say that a complicated task will take a long time and should not be rushed
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when in Rome (do as the Romans do)
- (saying) used to say that when you are in a foreign country, or a situation you are not familiar with, you should behave in the way that the people around you behave
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