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Proverbs: everyday wisdom

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great minds think alike

Used to emphasize a coincidence, or two people reaching the same conclusion in any manner at the same time.

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Person A: He looks a bit like David Beckham...

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Vocabulary in this set

Use ten common proverbs to talk about relationships, patience, health, home, and everyday experience.

great minds think alike
Expression
Used to emphasize a coincidence, or two people reaching the same conclusion in any manner at the same time.
Person A: He looks a bit like David Beckham...
once bitten, twice shy
Expression
One is cautious if one has been hurt in the past.
blood is thicker than water
Expression
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.
The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
absence makes the heart grow fonder
Expression
When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it.
curiosity killed the cat
Expression
One should not be curious about things that can be dangerous.
an apple a day keeps the doctor away
Expression
Apples are healthy and stave off illnesses.
Now, an apple is one of the most wonderful of fruits, and the most wholesome. The old adage went, An apple a day keeps the doctor away, and my young son, three years ago, when he was only three years old, came to me with an amendment to that and said: Father, two apples a day keeps the dentist away, because there is not a better toothbrush than the apple, and he got the idea that two apples a day would keep the dentist away.
birds of a feather flock together
Expression
People of similar character, background, racial group or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with.
good things come to those who wait
Expression
A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time.
time flies when you're having fun
Expression
Time seems to pass more quickly when one is enjoying oneself.
Time flies when you're having fun! said one of the skiers in our party. Yeah, but time's more fun when you're flying, Jay one-upped.
there's no place like home
Expression
One feels most comfortable at home.

Proverbs

Vocabulary in this set

Use ten common proverbs to talk about relationships, patience, health, home, and everyday experience.

great minds think alike

Expression

Used to emphasize a coincidence, or two people reaching the same conclusion in any manner at the same time.

Person A: He looks a bit like David Beckham...

once bitten, twice shy

Expression

One is cautious if one has been hurt in the past.

blood is thicker than water

Expression

Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.

The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!

absence makes the heart grow fonder

Expression

When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it.

curiosity killed the cat

Expression

One should not be curious about things that can be dangerous.

an apple a day keeps the doctor away

Expression

Apples are healthy and stave off illnesses.

Now, an apple is one of the most wonderful of fruits, and the most wholesome. The old adage went, An apple a day keeps the doctor away, and my young son, three years ago, when he was only three years old, came to me with an amendment to that and said: Father, two apples a day keeps the dentist away, because there is not a better toothbrush than the apple, and he got the idea that two apples a day would keep the dentist away.

birds of a feather flock together

Expression

People of similar character, background, racial group or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with.

good things come to those who wait

Expression

A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time.

time flies when you're having fun

Expression

Time seems to pass more quickly when one is enjoying oneself.

Time flies when you're having fun! said one of the skiers in our party. Yeah, but time's more fun when you're flying, Jay one-upped.

there's no place like home

Expression

One feels most comfortable at home.

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