What does “Es ist noch kein Meister vom Himmel gefallen” mean?
Es ist noch kein Meister vom Himmel gefallen
Word for word
No master has yet fallen from the sky
What it really means
Nobody is born knowing how; everything takes practice. It is meant to console someone who has stumbled at the start.
How we say it in English
Nobody's born an expert
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Den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen
To hit the nail on the head
Tief in die Tasche greifen
To dig deep into one's pocket
Geld zum Fenster hinauswerfen
To throw money down the drain
Die Ärmel hochkrempeln
To roll up one's sleeves
Auf großem Fuß leben
To live it up
Da liegt der Hund begraben
That's the crux of the matter