One step forward, two steps back 😪 | Bad Chad

“One step forward, two steps back!” This idiom means making progress, only to face setbacks that undo the initial progress. In the example of someone trying to jump over a bit of running water, you could say, 🗣️“He took one step forward to jump, but then two steps back—literally—when he fell in!” In a business context, you might say, 🗣️“We made some progress with the new project, but when the budget got cut, it felt like one step forward, two steps back.” Learn Laugh Speak helps students incre