Idioms and proverbs

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English idioms and proverbs

The Bulldog's Words

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p 35-36

p 27-28

p 25-26

p 31-32

p 43-44

p 37-38

p 29-30

p 33-34

p 39-40

p 23-24

p 21-22

p 19-20

p 11-12

p 17-18

p 13-14

p 15-16

p 9-10

p 7-8

p 1-2

p 3-4

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Table of contents

Idioms

Proverbs

An "idiom" is a common expression, which is typical of a country or a people.Its meaning is different from the meanings of each constituent word.

Englishidioms

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1-2

Idiom #2

Speak of the devil

To let the cat out of the bag

Idiom #1

3 - 4

Idiom #6

Idiom #5

Idiom #4

Once in a blue moon

Idiom #3

To cost an arm and a leg

When pigs fly

See eye to eye

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5 - 6

Idiom #10

Idiom #9

Idiom #8

Break a leg !

Idiom #7

Giving someone the cold shoulder

Bite the bullet

To feel under the weather

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7 - 8

Idiom #12

Idiom #11

Take it or leave it

Wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me

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9-10

Idiom #16

Idiom #15

Idiom #14

catch someone red-handed

Idiom #13

have a frog in one's throat

A little bird told me...

No sooner said than done

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11-12

Idiom #20

Idiom #19

Idiom #18

to weigh the pros and cons

Idiom #17

To get up on the wrong side of the bed

So far, so good

To live from hand to mouth

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13-14

Idiom #22

Idiom #21

Never twice without thrice

To laugh one's head off

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15-16

Idiom #26

Idiom #25

Idiom #24

to have pins and needles in the legs

Idiom #23

To have rotten luck

To have one's hands full

Like father, like son

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17-18

To have a crush on somebody

To have butterfingers

Idiom #28

Idiom #27

To be all thumbs

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19-20

Idiom #32

Idiom #31

Idiom #30

to sleep like a log

Idiom #29

To show off

A needle in a haystack

A storm in a teacup

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21-22

Idiom #36

Idiom #35

Idiom #34

When there's a will, there's a way

Idiom #33

To be skating on thin ice

around the clock

To be dressed to kill

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23-24

To be in one's birthday suit

Idiom #38

Idiom #37

Once a thief, always a thief

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A proverb is a short sentence, usually known by many people, stating something commonly experienced or giving advice.

Englishproverbs

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25-26

No news is good news

Proverb #2

You snooze,you lose !

Proverb #1

27-28

A leopard can'tchange its spots

Proverb #4

Two wrongs don't make a right

Proverb #3

29-30

Proverb #8

Proverb #7

Proverb #6

Proverb #5

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Never judge a book by its cover.

All that glitters is not gold

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31-32

Proverb #12

Proverb #10

Proverb #11

Proverb #9

A bad workman always blames his tools

Actions speak louder than words

A barking dog rarely bites

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

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33-34

Proverb #16

Proverb #14

Proverb #15

Proverb #13

Give him an inch and he will take a mile

Many hands make light work

Strike while the iron is hot

Every dog has his day

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35-36

Proverb #20

Proverb #18

Proverb #19

Proverb #17

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you

Rome wasn’t built in a day

Curiosity killed the cat

Better late than never

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37-38

Proverb #24

Proverb #22

Proverb #23

Proverb #21

Learn to walk before you run

Bite off more than one can chew

Better safe than sorry

Out of sight, out of mind

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39-40

The pen is mightier than the sword

Proverb #26

All good things come to an end

Proverb #25

41-42

Proverb #28

God helps those who help themselves

Proverb #27

Never look a gift horse in the mouth

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43-44

Proverb #32

Proverb #30

Proverb #31

Proverb #29

A penny saved is a penny earned

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink

Two heads are better than one

One man's trash is another man's treasure

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