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English Proverbs

English proverbs are traditional sayings that typically contain advice and lessons that can be applied to everyday life. Proverbs have meaning and truth to them. While some proverbs come from the Bible, proverbs in general can be applied to many different situations in life like family, work, and leisure.

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English Proverbs

English proverbs are traditional sayings that typically contain advice and lessons that can be applied to everyday life. Proverbs have meaning and truth to them. While some proverbs come from the Bible, proverbs in general can be applied to many different situations in life like family, work, and leisure.

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English Proverbs

A proverb is a saying from which we can learn something. It has a meaning and a truth to it, making it
something that we can apply to our everyday lives. A proverb is a saying that is traditional to one
country or a region. In many cases, they have a specific historical context and they commonly contain
some type of advice.

In a biblical sense, there is a book of Proverbs which was written by King Solomon, however proverbs
are not just a spiritual thing, they can be applied to every aspect of our lives from family to work and
fun situations to more serious ones.

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1. One good _______________ deserves another.


2. It is better to have loved and _______________ , than to never have loved at all.
3. A bird in _______________ is worth two in the bush.
4. All that _______________ is not gold.
5. An _______________ a day keeps the doctor away.
6. A _______________ in time saves nine.
7. Beauty is in the _______________ of the beholder.
8. The grass isn’t always _______________ on the other side.
9. Absence makes the _______________ grow fonder.
10. A chain is only as _______________ as its weakest link.
11. Beauty is only _______________ deep.
12. If it isn’t broke, don’t _______________ it.
13. Laughter is the _______________ medicine.
14. Honesty is the _______________ policy.
15. Don’t bite the hand that _______________ you.
16. Still _______________ run deep.
17. You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few _______________ .
18. The forbidden _______________ is always the sweetest.
19. If you scratch my _______________ , I’ll scratch yours.
20. First _______________ first.

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2. Match the first parts of proverbs with their endings:

1. Don’t bite off a) must come to an end.


2. A rolling stone b) is soon done.
3. A barking dog c) killed a cat.
4. A bad workman d) who waits.
5. Birds of a feather e) choose the least.
6. All good things f) all things.
7. Rome was not built g) the deluge.
8. Everything comes to him h) more than swords.

9. Curiosity i) always blames his tools.


10. Of two evils j) comes fair weather.
11. Least said, k) a thousand words.
12. Let bygones l) soonest mended.
13. Many words hurt m) more than you can chew.
14. Self done n) rarely bites.
15. Idleness is o) money.
16. After rain p) flock together.
17. After us q) gathers no moss.
18. A picture is worth r) in a day.
19. Time cures s) the mother of all evil.
20. Time is t) be bygones.

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