practice makes perfect
idiom
—used to say that people become better at something if they do it often
If you want to be a good writer, you should write every day. Remember, practice makes perfect.
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Like any makeup product that requires precision, practice makes perfect with lip liner.
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Grace McCarty, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2025
Victor Canales As the old saying goes, practice makes perfect.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
And then, practice makes perfect with regard to how all that stuff is going to be used.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Because theory is great, but practice makes perfect.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Just like your childhood piano teacher taught you, practice makes perfect.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Call it chemistry, call it instinct, or maybe practice makes perfect.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
When that play concerns courtship, practice makes perfect.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2024
To achieve this, leaders need to proactively prepare their teams for the unexpected and time-sensitive emergencies, and in this case, practice makes perfect.
—Ruth Gotian,
charles J. Camarda,
zachary A. Turnbull, Harvard Business Review, 15 Apr. 2024
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Grace McCarty, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2025
Victor Canales As the old saying goes, practice makes perfect.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
And then, practice makes perfect with regard to how all that stuff is going to be used.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Because theory is great, but practice makes perfect.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Just like your childhood piano teacher taught you, practice makes perfect.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Call it chemistry, call it instinct, or maybe practice makes perfect.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
When that play concerns courtship, practice makes perfect.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2024
To achieve this, leaders need to proactively prepare their teams for the unexpected and time-sensitive emergencies, and in this case, practice makes perfect.
—Ruth Gotian,
charles J. Camarda,
zachary A. Turnbull, Harvard Business Review, 15 Apr. 2024
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