you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs
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you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs — idiom
1. You cannot achieve a big goal without causing some minor problems or losses.
1.idiom
Definition
You cannot achieve a big goal without causing some minor problems or losses.
Example
The manager said, 'You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs,' when layoffs were needed.
To build a new school, we must demolish old buildings. You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.