e/Two steps forward one step back

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has gloss	eng: For the book written by Lenin, see One Step Forward, Two Steps Back. "Two steps forward one step back..." is a catchprase reflecting on an anecdote about a frog trying to climb out of a water well; for every two steps the frog climbs, it falls back by one step, making its progress arduous.
lexicalization	eng: Two steps forward one step back
lexicalization	eng: Two steps forward, one step back
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