I have compiled 30 English proverbs for you to learn them and make use of them in your day-to-day conversation:
1. A bad workman blames his tools.
Meaning: A lazy person will always find an excuse for his failure.
2. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Meaning: It is better to keep what you have rather than to risk losing it by searching for something better.
3. A book holds a house of gold.
Meaning: There is wealth of knowledge in books.
4. A burnt child dreads fire.
Meaning: A bad experience will make people stay away from certain things.
5. A foreseen danger is half avoided.
Meaning: If you’re prepared to face a problem or difficulty, it will be easier to deal with.
6. A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy.
Meaning: Time goes by very quickly when you’re happy and very slowly when you’re sad.
7. A drop of ink may make a million think.
Meaning: A thought expressed in writing (perhaps published in a newspaper) can influence a large number of people.
8. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Meaning: Different people have different tastes.
9. Better you drink the milk than eat the cow.
Meaning: Be careful not to destroy your source of income.
10. The die is cast.
Meaning: A decision is made and it is impossible to change it.
11. Discretion is the better part of valour.
Meaning: It is useless to take unnecessary risks.
12. Distance makes the heart grow fonder.
Meaning: When you’re separated from the person you love, the feelings are even stronger.
13. Every man for himself.
Meaning: You must think of your own interests before the interests of other.
14. Every path has its puddle.
Meaning: Progress is rarely without difficulty.
15. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
Meaning: One should learn from one’s mistakes.
16. Haste makes waste.
Meaning: If something is done too quickly, it may be done carelessly and need to be redone.
17. He who hesitates is lost.
Meaning: If you delay your decision too long, you may miss a good opportunity.
18. Never say die.
Meaning: Never give up.
19. No rain, No grain.
Meaning: Without rain, the harvest will be poor.
20. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Meaning: The real value of something can be judged only after it has been tried and tested.
21. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Meaning: If you don’t punish a child when he does wrong, you will spoil his character.
22. Speech is silver, silence is golden.
Meaning: Speaking is good but discretion can be better.
23. A stitch in time saves nine.
Meaning: It is better to deal with a problem at an early stage so as to prevent it from getting worse.
24. What the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over.
Meaning: If a person doesn’t know about something, he cannot be hurt.
25. Where there is a will, there is a way.
Meaning: If you are determined to do something, you will find a way to do it.
26. You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.
Meaning: If you help me, I will help you.
27. You can’t teach an old dog new trick.
Meaning: A person who is used to doing things a certain way cannot change.
28. Young idler, an old beggar.
Meaning: If you don’t work when you’re young, you won’t have any money when you are old.
29. Two wrongs don’t make a cloud.
Meaning: It is wrong to harm someone because they’ve harmed you.
30. A broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound.
Meaning: Friendship can be rebuilt after a dispute but will never be as strong as before.
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