0 very serious thought or talk about complicated ideas, especially in a way that is annoying or not helpful: --
I go see a film to be entertained, not enlightened; I leave the beard-stroking to others.
1 thinking very carefully and seriously about something, especially in a way that is annoying or not helpful because you are trying to impress people with your knowledge: --
It was just a bunch of beard-stroking men talking about philosophy.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Можем да го завършим стъпка по стъпка, колкото и дълъг да е пътят и не може да бъде завършен, колкото и кратък да е пътят, ако дори не маркирате отпечатъка си.