Proverbs and idioms
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Better safe than sorry.
A constant guest is never welcome.
Actions speak louder than words.
A fault confessed is half redressed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A hungry man is an angry man.
A little bird told me...
All cats are grey in the dark.
All good things must come to an end.
All is well that ends well.
All roads lead to Rome.
As you sow, so you reap.
All that glitters is not gold.
Better be alone than in bad company!
All things come to those who can wait.
A man of Silence is a man of Sense.
A mouse may be of service to a lion.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
And pigs might fly!
Birds of a feather flock together
Any port in a storm.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Appearances are deceptive.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Better late than never.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
A burnt child dreads fire.
An empty brain is a devil's shop.
Anger and haste hinder good counsel.
Charity begins at home.
Kill two birds with one stone
A promise delayed is justice deferred / denied.
He was as drunk as a lord.
Business is business.
Like father, like son
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A bad workman blames his tools
I saw him as large as life.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
All covet, all lose. Grasp all, lose all.
She’s as helpless as a baby.
He kept beating around the bush.
She’s at his beck and call.
He’s no genius!
Children and fools speak the truth
A lie begets a lie till they come to generations.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
It’s better to be envied than pitied.
Better flatter a fool than fight him.
All days are short to industry and long to idleness.
Boys will be boys.
He was between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Burn not your house to fright the mouse away.
By doing nothing, we learn to be ill.
Beginner's luck.
Carve every word before you let it fall.
Caution is the parent of safety.
Do unto others as you would be done by.
Children are what they are made.
All good things must come to an end
Curiosity killed the cat
Children should be seen and not heard
A closed mouth catches no flies.
A good name is worth more than wealth.
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
Early bird catches the worm
Early to bed, early to rise makes one healthy, wealthy and wise”
Empty vessels make most sound
Every cloud has a silver lining
A fool and his money are soon parted.
I see eye to eye with him
A sleeping man is not hungry.
As is the workman so is the work.
It’s a shot in the dark.
Don't put the cart before the horse
It’s a cock-and-bull story
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
A lot of water has passed under the bridge.
A golden key can open any door.
Add pence to pence, for wealth comes hence.
All things are possible with God.
Arrogance is a weed that grows mostly on a dunghill.
They’re always in the mainstream.
She arrived there before you could say ‘Jack Robinson’.
All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.
Appetite comes with eating.
Good walls make good neighbours
As a duck takes to water
haste makes waste
He who laughs last, laughs longest
Never judge a book by its cover
He who lives by the sword dies by the sword
he who pays the piper calls the tune
honesty is the best policy
a leopard can't change his spots
let sleeping dogs lie
lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)
little pitchers have big ears
A good example is the best sermon.
a live dog is better than a dead lion
lock the barn door after the horse is stolen
love is blind
love me, love my dog
money doesn't grow on trees
money is the root of all evil
the more the merrier
necessity is the mother of invention
never look a gift horse in the mouth
no news is good news
no smoke without fire
no use crying over spilled/spilt milk
fat is in the fire
first time for everything
give (someone) an inch and they will take a mile
By the skin of her teeth.
Be as strong as an ox.
Bone of contention.
Proverbs and idioms
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Transcript
Proverbs and idioms
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Better safe than sorry.
A constant guest is never welcome.
Actions speak louder than words.
A fault confessed is half redressed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A hungry man is an angry man.
A little bird told me...
All cats are grey in the dark.
All good things must come to an end.
All is well that ends well.
All roads lead to Rome.
As you sow, so you reap.
All that glitters is not gold.
Better be alone than in bad company!
All things come to those who can wait.
A man of Silence is a man of Sense.
A mouse may be of service to a lion.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
And pigs might fly!
Birds of a feather flock together
Any port in a storm.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Appearances are deceptive.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Better late than never.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
A burnt child dreads fire.
An empty brain is a devil's shop.
Anger and haste hinder good counsel.
Charity begins at home.
Kill two birds with one stone
A promise delayed is justice deferred / denied.
He was as drunk as a lord.
Business is business.
Like father, like son
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A bad workman blames his tools
I saw him as large as life.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
All covet, all lose. Grasp all, lose all.
She’s as helpless as a baby.
He kept beating around the bush.
She’s at his beck and call.
He’s no genius!
Children and fools speak the truth
A lie begets a lie till they come to generations.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
It’s better to be envied than pitied.
Better flatter a fool than fight him.
All days are short to industry and long to idleness.
Boys will be boys.
He was between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Burn not your house to fright the mouse away.
By doing nothing, we learn to be ill.
Beginner's luck.
Carve every word before you let it fall.
Caution is the parent of safety.
Do unto others as you would be done by.
Children are what they are made.
All good things must come to an end
Curiosity killed the cat
Children should be seen and not heard
A closed mouth catches no flies.
A good name is worth more than wealth.
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
Early bird catches the worm
Early to bed, early to rise makes one healthy, wealthy and wise”
Empty vessels make most sound
Every cloud has a silver lining
A fool and his money are soon parted.
I see eye to eye with him
A sleeping man is not hungry.
As is the workman so is the work.
It’s a shot in the dark.
Don't put the cart before the horse
It’s a cock-and-bull story
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
A lot of water has passed under the bridge.
A golden key can open any door.
Add pence to pence, for wealth comes hence.
All things are possible with God.
Arrogance is a weed that grows mostly on a dunghill.
They’re always in the mainstream.
She arrived there before you could say ‘Jack Robinson’.
All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.
Appetite comes with eating.
Good walls make good neighbours
As a duck takes to water
haste makes waste
He who laughs last, laughs longest
Never judge a book by its cover
He who lives by the sword dies by the sword
he who pays the piper calls the tune
honesty is the best policy
a leopard can't change his spots
let sleeping dogs lie
lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)
little pitchers have big ears
A good example is the best sermon.
a live dog is better than a dead lion
lock the barn door after the horse is stolen
love is blind
love me, love my dog
money doesn't grow on trees
money is the root of all evil
the more the merrier
necessity is the mother of invention
never look a gift horse in the mouth
no news is good news
no smoke without fire
no use crying over spilled/spilt milk
fat is in the fire
first time for everything
give (someone) an inch and they will take a mile
By the skin of her teeth.
Be as strong as an ox.
Bone of contention.
Proverbs and idioms