The story
1796 in English, from French, on ne saurait faire d'omelette sans casser des œufs (1742 and earlier), attributed to François de Charette.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
Today it means: In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some mistakes are made or some sacrifices must occur. Full definition →