Common Ones / Familiar Proverbs Flashcards
(59 cards)
You can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs
There’s always a cost to doing something
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink
You can’t force someone to make the right decision
You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar
You’ll get what you want by being nice
When it rains it pours
Everything is going wrong at once
Well begun is half done
Getting a good start is important
Weather the storm
Go through something difficult
We see eye to eye
We agree
Waste not, want not
Don’t waste things and you’ll always have enough
Time is money
Work quickly
Through thick and thin
In good times and in bad times
Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
People who are morally questionable shouldn’t criticize others
There are clouds on the horizon
Trouble is coming
The pot calling the kettle black
Someone criticizing someone else he is just as bad
That ship has sailed
It’s too late
Snowed under
Busy
Shape up or ship out
Work better or leave
Run like the wind
Run fast
Out of the frying pan and into the fire
Things are going from bad to worse
Once bitten, twice shy
You’re more cautious when you’ve been hurt before
On cloud nine
Very happy
Make hay while the sun shines
Take advantage of a good situation
Like two peas in a pod
They’re always together
Like riding a bicycle
Something you never forget how to do
Let sleeping dogs lie
Stop discussing an issue
