English Proverbs (4)

All's fish that comes the netWhen something comes our way we should consider how it might be useful or benefit us.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
It means that apples are so nutritious they keep you in the peak of health.
Be on the safe sideTo take special precautions to avoid making a mistake.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholderWhat is beautiful to one person may not be beautiful to others.
Beggars can't be choosersSomeone in need should be grateful for what is given to him -- even if it's not what he wants or expects.
The blind leading the blindA person helping or advising someone knows as little about the subject as the person who is being advised.
The buck stops here
It means final decision or total responsibility for an action.
Burn the candle at both endsThose who are always busy and seem to get little rest.
Buy a pig in a poke
Buy something without examining it for faults or checking to see if they are really getting what they believe they have purchased.
Catch as catch can
To do anything or use any means to achieve an aim or reach a goal.
Children should be seen and not heard
To stop a child from asking questions, talking, or making unnecessary noise.
Christmas comes but once each yearAn excuse to indulge in food and drink and spend money during the Christmas season.
Cry over spilled milkIt's pointless to get upset or feel regret about a loss or mistake that can't be undone.

Curiosity killed the cat
To warn people not to show too much interest in affairs that don't concern them.

Cut off your nose to spite your faceWhen people are dissatisfied or angry, they sometimes react by doing foolish things that prove harmful to themselves.

The devil finds work for idle handsUnless one keeps busy doing useful or constructive things he could be tempted into mischief or evil.

The devil has the best tunesTo do something unworthy because it gives you pleasure.

Dog eat dog
In competitive situations where each person has his own interests at heart, it is usually the strong and the determined who succeed.

An exception to the ruleSomething does not conform to or agree with a rule.

Fling/throw mud at someoneTo say evil or bad things about someone and in doing so, to damage his or her reputation.

A fool and his money are soon partedA person who spends his money foolishly will soon be penniless.

Forgive and forgetExcusing or pardoning someone for doing something.

Give someone enough rope and he will hang himselfIf we allow someone to continue in his bad ways he'll eventually bring about his own downfall or ruin.

Grin and bear itTo put up with discomfort or a bad situation without complaining.

He who pays the piper calls the tuneThe person who pays for something has the right to do as he wants.

Hide your light under a bushelConcealing your talents, skills or abilities.

Hitch one's wagon to a starTo Move forward in a way to improve your chances of achieving success.

Home is where the heart isNo matter where you are, 'home' is where you feel most comfortable and content.

If wishes were horses, beggars would rideIf we could get all the things we wanted just by making a wish, everyone would have all he ever wanted.

If you can't lick them, join themIf you cannot defeat an opponent or get him to change his ideas, plans or way of doing things, the best thing is to change your ideas, plans, etc.

In for a penny, in for a poundIf we decide to do something, we should commit ourselves to it boldly and completely.

A job worth doing is a job worth doing wellWhen you do something you should do it as well as you can.

Keep the wolf from the doorTo avoid hunger and poverty.

Laugh and the world laughs with youWhen someone is in a happy, cheerful mood, people like being with him.

Least said, soonest forgottenThe less we say about it the sooner the incident will be forgotten.

A chicken and egg questionA mysterious question which can't be answered.

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkWe can help, show or encourage someone to do something but we can't make him do what he is unwilling or unable to do.