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PROVERBS PREVIOUS NEXT meaning: 2: Idle folks lack no excuses. means that: 3: Idleness is the mother of all evil. means that: 4: Idleness rusts the mind. in other words: 5: If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will follow. meaning that: 6: If a donkey bray at you, don’t bray at him. suggests that: 7: If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail suggests that: 8: If anything can go wrong, it will. means that: 9: If ifs and ans were pots and pans. advices that: 10: If in February there be no rain, it is neither good for hey nor grain states that: 11: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. indicates that: 12: If it's not one thing it's another. expression when: 13: If my aunt had been a man, she’d have been my uncle. used to mean that: 14: If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. said for : 15: If the cap fits, wear it. is said for : 16: If the sky falls, we shall catch larks. used to mean that: 17: If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. signifies that: 18: If things were to be done twice all would be wise. meaning: 19: If two ride a horse, one must ride behind. used to say that: 20: If we can’t as we would, we must do as we can. said to mean that: 21: If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. means that: 22: If you agree to carry the calf, they’ll make you carry the cow. used to say that: 23: If you are born to be hanged then you'll never drowned. is said: 24: If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will avoid 100 days of sorrow. said to mean: 25: If you can't beat them, join them. exhortates: 26: If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. said to mean that: 27: If you dance you must pay the fiddler. means that: 28: If you don't like the heat, get out of the kitchen. meaning that: 29: If you laugh before breakfast you’ll cry before supper. suggests that: 30: If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. used to say that: 31: If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. signifies that: 32: If you throw mud enough, some of it will stick. means that: 33: If you try to please all you will please none. said to mean that: 34: If you want a friend, be a friend. declares that: 35: If you want a thing well done, do it yourself. used to say that: 36: Ill-gotten gains never prosper. said to mean that: 37: Ill-gotten, ill-spent. used to say that: 38: In for a penny, in for a pound. means that: 39: In the country of the blind, one-eyed man is a king. meaning that: 40: In the end things will mend. expression with : 41: In the evening one may praise the day. meaning that: 42: In times of prosperity friends are plentiful. however : 43: Iron hand in a velvet glove. said for : 44: It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white so long as it catches mice meaning that: 45: It is a good horse that never stumbles. but: 46: It is a long lane that has no turning. used to say that: 47: It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. suggests that: 48: It is a silly fish, that is caught twice with the same bait. said to mean that: 49: It is always darkest before the dawn. suggests that: 50: It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest. condemns : 51: It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. declares: 52: It is best to be on the safe size. exhortates : 53: It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. suggests that: 54: It is easy to swim if another holds up your chin. said to mean that: 55: It is enough to make a cat laugh. said for : 56: It is good to make a bridge of gold to a flying enemy. suggests that: 57: It is the first step that costs. suggests that: 58: It never rains but it pours. said to mean: 59: It takes all sorts to make a world. means that: 60: It takes all sorts to make a world. expression for: 61: It'a dogged as does it meaning that: 62: It's no use crying over spilled milk means that: 63: It’s as broad as it’s long. means that: 64: It’s no use pumping a dry well. used to say that: 65: It’s one thing to flourish and another to fight. used: |
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