A list of Most Useful Proverbs
(Specially Collected for Spoken English Students of CCAI)
A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
Meaning:à
You may walk long or get a big
success but you start with a single and simple step.
A bad penny always turns up.
Meaning:à
1. Your mistakes will come back
to hunt you.
2. Bad people will always return.
A good enemy is – better person than a false friend.
Meaning:à
A clever enemy is better than a
fool friend.
A big tree attracts the woodman’s axe.
Meaning:à
Great people will attract great
criticism.
A bad work man blames his tools.
Meaning:à
When we can’t do something we
blame others for it.
Bad news travels fast.
Meaning:à
If the news is sad or bad it
spread so fast as rumour.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Meaning:à
They who shout much work less.
Before criticizing a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
Meaning:à
One should not criticize a person
without understanding their situation.
Beggars can’t be choosers.
Meaning:à
Those who are in need of help
can’t afford to be too demanding
Blood is thicker than water.
Meaning:à
Bonds between family members are
stronger than other relationships.
A list of Most Useful Proverbs
(Specially Collected for Spoken English Students of CCAI)
Born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth.
Meaning:à
Born in a rich family.
Boys will be boys.
Meaning:à
Boys are traditionally expected
to misbehave while girls are not.
Don’t judge a book by its cover.
Meaning:à
Don’t judge by appearances.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Meaning:à
Every negative thing has positive
aspects.
Empty vessels make most noise.
Meaning:à
Those who lack intelligence speak
the most / loud.
Even a broken / stopped clock is right twice a day.
Meaning:à
A bad person also has a little
virtue.
Every rose has its thorn.
Meaning:à
Every good thing has its
downside.
Failure is the stepping stone for success.
Meaning:à
Failing will make more determined
to succeed the next.
Fine feathers can make fine birds.
Meaning:à
Beautiful outside appearance can
make a person beautiful. / If your presentation is good the work becomes
beautiful. / Quality material produces quality products.
Actions speak lower than words.
Meaning:à
Practical is better than theory.
First come first served.
Meaning:à
First person will get first
preference.
A list of Most Useful Proverbs
(Specially Collected for Spoken English Students of CCAI)
First things first.
Meaning:à
Do more important things before
other things.
Forgive, but don’t forget.
Meaning:à
Let things / issues go or pass
but don’t forget what they were, why they happened, other consequences etc.
From those to whom much is given, much is expected.
Meaning:à
From whom we are getting much, we
expect more from them.
Fall down seven times, stand up eight.
Meaning:à
Keep trying and you will success.
Give him an inch & he will take a yard.
Meaning:à
Once concessions have been made
to someone they will demand a great deal more.
Health is wealth.
Meaning:à
If you have a good health you can
improve your wealth too.
Home is where heart is.
Meaning:à
Without satisfaction of mind a
home can not be made. Peace, comfort & love only found in home.
He laughs best who laughs last.
Meaning:à
Intelligent people wait up to the
last of any action before announcing win.
/ Be sure by all means before you
get satisfied about anything.
If you can’t beat them, join them.
Meaning:à
It is better to support, if you
can’t protest or go against of anyone or anything.
If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
Meaning:à
If you speak then speak only
well.
In the mind of thieves the moon is always shining.
Meaning:à
Dishonest persons have to be
always on the alert to avoid getting caught.
A list of Most Useful Proverbs
(Specially Collected for Spoken English Students of CCAI)
It’s always darkest before the dawn.
Meaning:à
Just after the dark there is
light because with dark we can’t recognize light.
I was born on a Friday, but not last Friday. /
I wasn’t born yesterday.
Meaning:à
Don’t make me understand wrong because
I am not a child.
Justice pleased few in their own house.
Meaning:à
No one ever blames himself or
herself for anything.
Keep your mouth shut & your eyes open.
Meaning:à
Talk less work much.
Laugh and the world laughs with you cry and you will find no one with
tears.
Meaning:à
Most of the people are the friend
of your good time not bad time.
Least said sooner mended.
Meaning:à
Those who speak less get more
done.
Life begins at forty.
Meaning:à
Within this age a person gains
experience what helps him/her to do better in life.
Life is what you make of it.
Meaning:à
Nothing’s going to change unless
you do something about it.
Live and let live.
Meaning:à
Live simply to let others simply
live.
Money is the root of all evil.
Meaning:à
More money only causes more
problems.
A list of Most Useful Proverbs
(Specially Collected for Spoken English Students of CCAI)
Money can’t buy everything, but everything needs money.
Meaning:à
We can’t buy everything by money,
but whatever we buy, we buy with money.
All that glitters are not gold.
Meaning:à
Something is shining or
glittering doesn’t mean it is gold, we should judge something or someone very
carefully.
Rolling stone gather no moss.
Meaning:à
Which things are used properly
that always shined.
Beauty is in the eye of beholder.
Meaning:à
We should have a beautiful mind
to see beautiful things.
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