Date post: | 13-Apr-2017 |
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IDIOMS
"Don't count your chickens before they hatch."
• SHOULD NOT HAVE THINGS THAT HAVE NOT YET.
"Birds of a feather flock together."
• We will always be judged as people with whom we interact, tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are.
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
• In essence, don't be greedy and stick with what good things you already have, instead of going after something you'll probably never get.
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks."
• means it is difficult to make someone change the way they do something when they have been doing it the same way for a long time
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."
• when receiving a gift be grateful for what it is; don't imply you wished for more by assessing its value.
“Tree born crooked never straightens its trunk”
• the person who is ill from birth, can hardly be changed and is, never fails
the devil knows more for being old than by the devil.
• That people older than you know more because of their experiencies , not just because of their position
"Every cloud has a silver lining."
• sometimes bad things teach us good things and help us to improve
“A fool and his money are soon parted.”
• that stupid people spend money without thinking about it enough
“Too many cooks spoil the broth."
• said when there are too
many people involved in trying to do the same thing, so that the final result will not be good