Get familiar with the 50 most common proverbs in the English language.
| Item |
Meaning |
| A chain is only as strong |
as its weakest link. |
| A penny saved |
is a penny earned. |
| A picture is worth |
a thousand words. |
| A watched pot |
never boils. |
| Absence makes |
the heart grow fonder. |
| Actions speak |
louder than words. |
| All good things |
must come to an end. |
| Beauty is |
in the eye of the beholder. |
| Beggars |
can't be choosers. |
| Better late |
than never. |
| Better safe |
than sorry. |
| Birds of a feather |
flock together. |
| Do unto others |
as you would have them do unto you. |
| Don't bite |
the hand that feeds you. |
| Don't count your chickens |
before they hatch. |
| Don't put all your eggs |
in one basket. |
| Easy come, |
easy go. |
| Familiarity |
breeds contempt. |
| Fortune favours |
the bold. |
| God helps |
those who help themselves. |
| Good things come |
to those who wait. |
| Honesty is |
the best policy. |
| Hope for the best, |
but prepare for the worst. |
| If at first you don't succeed, |
try, try, tray again |
| If it ain't broke, |
don't fix it. |
| If you can't beat 'em, |
join 'em. |
| If you want something done right, |
you have to do it yourself. |
| Keep your friends close |
and your enemies closer. |
| Necessity is |
the mother of invention. |
| Never look a gift horse |
in the mouth. |
| No man is |
an island. |
| One man's meat |
is another man's poison |
| People who live in glass houses |
should not throw stones. |
| Practice |
makes perfect. |
| The early bird |
catches the worm. |
| The grass is always greener |
on the other side of the fence. |
| The pen is mightier |
than the sword. |
| The squeaky wheel |
gets the grease. |
| There's no place |
like home. |
| There's no such thing |
as a free lunch. |
| There's no time |
like the present. |
| Too many cooks |
spoil the broth. |
| Two heads |
are better than one. |
| Two wrongs |
don't make a right. |
| When in Rome, |
do as the Romans do. |
| When the going gets tough, |
the tough get going. |
| You can lead a horse to water, |
but you can't make him drink. |
| You can't always get |
what you want. |
| You can't judge a book |
by its cover. |
| You can't make an omelette |
without breaking eggs. |