比喻凡事要从打基础做起。
出处:沈从文《新与旧》:“‘万丈高楼从地起’,同队人也觉得这家伙将来不可小觑。”
用法:作定语、分句;用于劝诫人。
例子:万丈高楼从地起,我们必须要打牢基础
英语 the loftiest towers are built up from the ground(all things should be done gradually; great oaks from little acorns grow)