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some English sayings

Life is just a bowl of cherries

Life is full of happiness and pleasure



Like a bull in a china shop

A clumsy or tactless person



Lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

Once a mistake has been made or an error committed, it's too late to take precautions to prevent it from happening.



The longest day must have an end

All difficult jobs or situations also have an end.



Losers weepers, finders keepers

If someone loses something, he weeps -- but if someone finds it, he keeps it.



Love me, love my dog

If we want a person's friendship we must accept him totally, faults and all.



Many hands make light work

Many people sharing a job or tasks make easier work of it.



The mountain labors and brings forth a mouse

To work hard and long on a project that turns out to be pretty useless.



Opportunity only knocks once

Seize an opportunity when it occurs for it may never happen again.



An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure

It is even better to be cautious and prevent a misfortune or an accident from happening.



Possession is nine points of the law

In disputes over property ownership, the person in possession of something is sometimes said to have nine-tenths a chance of winning it in a legal argument



Promises are like pie crust

Most promises cannot be kept



Put a quart into a pint pot

Doing something that's impossible



The rain falls on the just and the unjust alike

No matter how good or bad a person, he must still face the everyday problems that confront us all.



The sins of the fathers will be visited upon the children

People will be punished for the wrongs committed by their parents, forefathers, or those who have preceded them.



Someone's bark is worse than his bite

People sometimes bark but in time we learn they're not always as frightening as they seem.



The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

To do something unworthy just because it gives you the pleasure



A stitch in time saves nine

By taking immediate action we can prevent a fault, damage or trouble from getting worse



A straw will show which way the wind blows

A small incident can reveal an important event



Teach an old dog new tricks

It is impossible to change someone's ways or habits, especially if he is old and resists change



That's where the shoe pinches

That's the source or cause of a problem or an annoyance



There are none so blind as those that will not see

People ,who never admit they might be wrong, refuse to listen to the opinions or ideas of anyone



There are none so deaf as those who will not hear

People sometimes hear only what they want to hear



There's more than one way to skin a cat

There is more than one way of getting a job done



The thin end of the wedge

That something can appear to be small and of no particular importance - yet it can turn out to be the beginning of a major problem.



A thing of beauty is a joy forever

It means that though something beautiful may not last, the happy memory of it will live forever.



Time heals old wounds

The passing of time helps us to forget things that have caused us pain or made us unhappy.



The truth will out

Truth about something will eventually be discovered or made known



Turn up like a bad penny

Something or someone disliked just won't go away



Two wrongs do not make a right

If a person does something to harm or offend us, that's wrong. If we do something to harm them back, that's wrong too.



Uneasy is the head that wears the crown

Notable or important people are often concerned about losing their positions.



Waste not, want not

If we're careful and waste nothing we'll never go without things we need.



The way to a man's heart is through his stomach

Most men love to eat so feed your husband well and he will always love you.



Wear out one's welcome

One is no longer welcome, usually because he has become a nuisance



When poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window

As soon as a happily married couple begin having financial problems and the bills pile up their love will disappear.



Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl

If we associate with bad companions we, too, will become bad



You pays your money and you takes your chances

A humorous way of saying that we sometimes must trust in luck when buying something.

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