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50 English Proverbs
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Description Get familiar with the 50 most common proverbs in the English language.
Instructions You have a word and 4 options. Choose the right option.

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