ENGLISH PROVERBS AND SAYINGS
1. As you
make your bed, so you must lie on it.
2. Still
waters run deep.
3. Appetite
comes with eating.
4. Don’t
count your chickens before they are hatched.
5. To kill
two birds with one stone.
6. Well
begun is half done.
7. Too many
cooks spoil the broth.
8. We must
strike while the iron is hot.
9. A bird
in the hand is worth two in the bush.
10. A
friend in need is a friend indeed.
11.
Children and fools cannot lie.
12. Jack of
all trades, master of none.
13. Much
ado about nothing.
14. He
laughs best, who laughs last.
15. A man
is known by the company he keeps.
16.
Idleness is the root of all evil.
17. Lucky
at cards, unlucky in love.
18. No
gains without pains.
19. No
smoke without a fire.
20. All
that glitters is not gold.
21. You’re
only as good as your last performance.
22. To
carry coal to Newcastle.
23. A
forgetful head makes a weary pair of heels.
24. The pot
calling the kettle black.
25. The
devil is not always at one door.
26. The end
justifies the means.
27. Failure
teaches success.
28. In
union there is strength.
29.
Everyone for himself.
30. Fear
keeps the garden better than the gardener.
31. You
can’t eat your cake and have it too.
32. Blood
is thicker than water.
33. Better
late than never.
34. A quiet
conscience sleeps in thunder.
35. Birds
of a feather flock together.
36. He has
feathered his nest.
37. Four
eyes see better than two.
38. The
early bird catches the worm.
39. I
escaped the thunder and fell into the lighting.
40. Half a
loaf is better than no bread.
41. God
helps those who help themselves.
42. Like
father, like son.
43. A bad
workman always blames his tools.
44. Don’t
cry over spilt milk.
45. Once
beaten, twice shy.
46. Don’t
count your chickens before they are hatched.Hope you enjoy the world of proverbs!
Your teacher
E. Mita
ENGLISH IDIOMS AND HOW TO USE THEM
