0 judging something by how it has been planned rather than how it really works in practice: --
1 according to a theory or idea as opposed to something that has been tried: --
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.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.