Idioms and Proverbs

At a glance

Proverbs

Sixteen proverbs

• Practice makes perfect.Do it again and again, and you will be good at it.

• Honesty is the best policy.Always tell the truth.

• The early bird catches the worm.People who start early do well.

• Don't count your chickens before they hatch.Don't be sure of success too early.

• Actions speak louder than words.What you do matters more than what you say.

• Time and tide wait for none.Don't waste time.

• Where there's a will, there's a way.If you really want it, you will find a way.

• A friend in need is a friend indeed.A true friend helps you in hard times.

• Look before you leap.Think before you act.

• Every cloud has a silver lining.Good can come from bad things.

• Rome wasn't built in a day.Big things take time.

• Two heads are better than one.It's good to work together.

• Slow and steady wins the race.Patience wins.

• Don't judge a book by its cover.Don't decide by looks alone.

• An apple a day keeps the doctor away.Healthy food keeps you well.

• Better late than never.Doing it late is better than not doing it.

Idioms

Twelve everyday idioms

• It's a piece of cake.very easy

• It's raining cats and dogs.raining very hard

• Let's break the ice.start talking with new people

• I'm under the weather.a little ill

• It cost an arm and a leg.very expensive

• Time to hit the sack.go to bed

• Don't let the cat out of the bag.don't tell the secret

• We arrived in the nick of time.just in time

• Break a leg!good luck (said to actors)

• Please keep an eye on my bag.watch it for me

• the elephant in the rooma big problem nobody talks about

• That name rings a bell.it sounds familiar

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Using them in writing