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первый блин комом stresses
gen.	the first step is always the hardest (Manookian)
fig.of.sp.	the first fry is bound to be a flop (Leonid Dzhepko); the first fry is bound to be a washout (Leonid Dzhepko)
Gruzovik, proverb	better luck next time
inf.	rocky start (SirReal)
proverb	the first step is always troublesome; you must spoil before you spin (Anglophile); things don't work the first time; first pancake is always a blob (grafleonov); things don't work the first time (literally: The first pancake is always a blob / always lumpy)
первый блин – комом
amer.	if at first you don't succeed, try and try again! (Maggie)
explan.	the first pancake is always spoiled (Maggie); the first pancake is always lumpy (Maggie); the first pancake is always is a mess is always botched (Maggie)

первый блин комом: 6 phrases in 3 subjects

General	1
Proverb	4
Saying	1