Practice makes perfect

Cultural  

1. Doing something over and over makes one better at it.

---

practice makes perfect Idioms  

1. Frequently doing something makes one better at doing it, as in I've knit at least a hundred sweaters, but in my case practice hasn't made perfect. This proverbial expression was once put as Use makes mastery, but by 1560 the present form had become established.

---

Example Sentences

Vince Lombardi established the importance of this when he observed practice doesn’t make perfect, only perfect practice makes perfect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

For the the second goal, it was a case of practice makes perfect.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

The SmartSnap takes some getting used to, but practice makes perfect, and you’ll get plenty of it during your tour.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023

Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk, who has tormented Boston and Toronto by scoring on tip-ins, thinks it’s more practice makes perfect than art.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2023

If practice makes perfect, Elizebeth was approaching perfection.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield