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Sunday, 17 May 2009
English Proverbs and Sayings (Part 6)
Eleven English proverbs and sayings (completed version + cut and paste version):
- A new broom sweeps clean.
- Clothes don't make the man.
- Diamond cut diamond.
- If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.
- Learn to walk before you run.
- Lightning never strikes in the same place twice.
- No man is an island.
- The die is cast.
- Don't make a moutain out of a molehill.
- Too many cooks spoil the broth.
- Like rats deserting / leaving a sinking ship.
English Proverbs and Sayings (Part 5)
Eleven English proverbs and sayings (completed version + cut and paste version):
- There's a black sheep in every flock.
- Like father, like son.
- You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
- Between the devil and the deep sea.
- There's no smoke without fire.
- Strike while the iron is hot.
- It takes two to tango.
- Spare the rod and spoil the child.
- Once bitten, twice shy.
- One man's meat is another man's poison.
- Let not the pot call the kettle black.
English Proverbs and Sayings (Part 4)
Eleven English proverbs and sayings (completed version + cut and paste version):
- All cats are grey in the dark.
- A rolling stone gathers no moss.
- A rotten apple spoils the barrel.
- A stitch in time saves nine.
- Better lose the saddle than the horse.
- Burn the candle at both ends.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- Dogs of the same street bark alike.
- Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
- Love me, love my dog.
- Teach an old dog new tricks.
English Proverbs and Sayings (Part 3)
Eleven English proverbs and sayings (completed version + cut and paste version):
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- As you sow, so you shall reap.
- The mountain labours and brings forth a mouse.
- You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
- You can't have your cake and eat it.
- One swallow does not make a summer.
- Jump from the frying pan into the fire.
- To put the cart before the horse.
- You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
- The apple never falls far from the tree.
- The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
English Proverbs and Sayings (Part 2)
Eleven English proverbs and sayings (completed version + cut and paste version):
- A bird in hand is worth two in a bush.
- A leopard cannot change its spots.
- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
- The early bird catches the worm.
- Half a loaf is better than no bread.
- He laughs best who laughs last.
- Honey catches more flies than vinegar.
- It's no use crying over spilt milk.
- Like a bull in a china shop.
- Take the bull by the horns.
- As like as two peas.
English Proverbs and Sayings (Part 2)
English Proverbs and Sayings (Part 1)
Eleven English proverbs and sayings (completed version + cut and paste version):
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Pigs might fly. (UK) / When pigs fly. (US)
Kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
It's the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
To call a spade a spade.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
A monkey in silk is a monkey no less.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
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