Eating the Elephant
Tackling an enormous task one bite at a time — the only known method. The metaphor endures because the alternative, staring at the whole elephant, is every stalled project's origin story.
Heard in the wild
“Migrate one building a month — eat the elephant bite by bite.”
Tone check: Cliché
Sound decomposition advice in safari clothing. The first bite matters most; schedule it, not the elephant.