1 the original or true person or thing, and not a copy: --
We’ve seen so many reproductions of the Mona Lisa, but when we were in Paris we saw the real McCoy.
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.