CORE WORDS
COMPOUND WORDS
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush | {proverb} | (small but certain advantage is preferable) | a chain is only as strong as its weakest link | {proverb} | (aphorism) | a friend in need is a friend indeed | {proverb} | (someone who helps you in your time of need is a real friend) | a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step | {proverb} | (a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step) | a leopard cannot change its spots | {proverb} | (one cannot change one's own nature) | a lie has no legs | {proverb} | (you can't get away with a lie) | all cats are gray at night | {proverb} | (all cats are grey in the dark) SEE: all cats are grey in the dark :: | all cats are grey in the dark | {proverb} | (proverb) | all good things come to an end | {proverb} | (nothing lasts forever) | all roads lead to Rome | {proverb} | (different paths to the same goal) | all's fair in love and war | {proverb} | (unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love and conflict) | all's well that ends well | {proverb} | (even though something may have problems, it is all right ...) | all that glitters is not gold | {proverb} | (things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so) | all things come to those who wait | {proverb} | (good things come to those who wait) SEE: good things come to those who wait :: | a miss is as good as a mile | {proverb} | (A failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come) | a new broom sweeps clean | {proverb} | (new management will often make radical changes) | a picture is worth a thousand words | {proverb} | (visualisation is better than verbal description) | a picture paints a thousand words | {proverb} | (a picture is worth a thousand words) SEE: a picture is worth a thousand words :: | apple does not fall far from the tree | {proverb} | (a child is similar to its parents) | a stitch in time saves nine | {proverb} | (a timely effort can prevent larger problems) | as you sow, so shall you reap | {proverb} | (consequences of actions are in proportion to intentions) | attack is the best form of defence | {proverb} | (attacking the opposition first is better than waiting) | barking dogs seldom bite | {proverb} | (people who make big threats never usually carry them out) | beauty is in the eye of the beholder | {proverb} | (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) | beggars can't be choosers | {proverb} | (when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts) | birds of a feather flock together | {proverb} | (people of similar character, etc. tend to associate) | birds of the feather flock together | {proverb} | (birds of a feather flock together) SEE: birds of a feather flock together :: | blood is thicker than water | {proverb} | (relationships are stronger within the family) | boys will be boys | {proverb} | (boys are mischievous by nature) | bros before hoes | {proverb} | (man should prioritize his male friends over his girlfriend or wife) | business before pleasure | {proverb} | (discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification) | carpe diem | {proverb} | (seize the day) | clogs to clogs in three generations | {proverb} | (wealth earned in one generation seldom lasts) | cold hands, warm heart | {proverb} | (having cold hands is an indication of warmheartedness) | desperate times call for desperate measures | {proverb} | (in adverse circumstances actions that might have been rejected are the best choice) | devil is in the details | {proverb} | (idiom) | don't count your chickens before they're hatched | {proverb} | (don't count on things if you don't have them yet) | don't look a gift horse in the mouth | {proverb} | (a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely) | do unto others as you would have them do unto you | {proverb} | (One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself) | each to his own | {proverb} | (proverb) | early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise | {proverb} | (Benjamin Franklin quote) | easy come, easy go | {proverb} | (easily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss) | empty vessels make the most sound | {proverb} | (proverb) | e pluribus unum | {proverb} | (United States' motto) | every cloud has a silver lining | {proverb} | (in every bad situation there is an element of good) | every dog has its day | {proverb} | (proverb) | eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth | {proverb} | (compensation for an injury) | faith will move mountains | {proverb} | (proverb) | fine feathers make fine birds | {proverb} | (fine feathers make fine birds) | first come, first served | {proverb} | (people will be dealt with in the order they arrive) | fortune favors the bold | {proverb} | (luck favors the adventurous) | God helps those who help themselves | {proverb} | (fortune comes to those who make a genuine effort to accomplish things) | God works in mysterious ways | {proverb} | (a situation may be beneficial later) | great minds think alike | {proverb} | (used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion) | haste makes waste | {proverb} | (one makes mistakes when being too hasty) | heaven helps those who help themselves | {proverb} | (a maxim encouraging people to get involved in their own problems) | he who laughs last laughs best | {proverb} | wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten | he who laughs last laughs hardest | {proverb} | (he who laughs last laughs best) SEE: he who laughs last laughs best :: | history repeats itself | {proverb} | (Translations) | hope springs eternal | {proverb} | (the feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself) | hunger is a good sauce | {proverb} | (hunger is the best sauce) SEE: hunger is the best sauce :: | hunger is the best sauce | {proverb} | (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) | if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle | {proverb} | (proverb) | if the mountain won't come to Muhammad | {proverb} | (if one cannot get one's own way) | if you can't beat them, join them | {proverb} | (if your adversaries are stronger than yourself, it is better to join the adversaries) | if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen | {proverb} | (if you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it) | ignorance is bliss | {proverb} | (Ignorance is bliss) | in for a penny, in for a pound | {proverb} | (Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof) | in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king | {proverb} | (In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king) | in vino veritas | {proverb} | (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) | it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God | {proverb} | (proverb) | it never rains but it pours | {proverb} | (unfortunate events occur in quantity) | knowledge is power | {proverb} | (knowledge is power) | know thyself | {proverb} | (proverb) | ladies first | {proverb} | (A phrase encouraging gentlemanliness) | laughter is the best medicine | {proverb} | (Translations) | less is more | {proverb} | (less is more) | life is not all beer and skittles | {proverb} | (proverb) | like father, like son | {proverb} | (a son will have traits similar to his father) | live by the sword, die by the sword | {proverb} | (one who uses violence can expect a violent response) | long absent, soon forgotten | {proverb} | (love fades away when people are distant) | long ways, long lies | {proverb} | (Proverb) | look before you leap | {proverb} | (don't jump into something too precipitously) | love is blind | {proverb} | (proverb) | man proposes, God disposes | {proverb} | (things don't always work out as they were planned) | measure twice and cut once | {proverb} | (plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action) | misfortunes never come singly | {proverb} | (proverb) | money can't buy happiness | {proverb} | (true happiness comes from inside) | money doesn't grow on trees | {proverb} | (you must work in order to have money) | necessity is the mother of innovation | {proverb} | (necessity is the mother of invention) SEE: necessity is the mother of invention :: | necessity is the mother of invention | {proverb} | (a person in need will find a way) | no news is good news | {proverb} | (lack of information suggests nothing bad) | no pain, no gain | {proverb} | (discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) | no smoke without fire | {proverb} | (gossip or accusations are often substantiated by fact) | nothing ventured, nothing gained | {proverb} | (if one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits) | once bitten, twice shy | {proverb} | (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past) | one swallow does not a summer make | {proverb} | (one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend) | opposites attract | {proverb} | (proverb) | out of sight, out of mind | {proverb} | (something not nearby is forgotten) | patience is a virtue | {proverb} | (it is better to be patient than impatient) | people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones | {proverb} | (one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault) | practice makes perfect | {proverb} | (if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it) | pride comes before a fall | {proverb} | (Translations) | Rome wasn't built in a day | {proverb} | (it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive) | rubbish in, rubbish out | {proverb} | (garbage in, garbage out) SEE: garbage in, garbage out :: | rules are made to be broken | {proverb} | (it is acceptable to break rules) | seeing is believing | {proverb} | (you need to see something to believe it) | seek and ye shall find | {proverb} | (one finds what one looks for) | silence is golden | {proverb} | (proverb) | so far so good | {proverb} | (up to this point, all is OK) | sow the wind, reap the whirlwind | {proverb} | (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) | spare the rod and spoil the child | {proverb} | (if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn obedience) | still waters run deep | {proverb} | (a person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect) | sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof | {proverb} | (today has provided enough to worry about) | tempus fugit | {proverb} | (time flies) SEE: time flies :: | the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on | {proverb} | (life goes on even if some will try to stop progress) | the early bird catches the worm | {proverb} | (Be motivated so you can accomplish what you want.) | the early bird gets the worm | {proverb} | (whoever arrives first has the best chance of success) | the end justifies the means | {proverb} | (morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary) | the ends justify the means | {proverb} | (the end justifies the means) SEE: the end justifies the means :: | the grass is always greener on the other side | {proverb} | (desirability of other's circumstances) | the more the merrier | {proverb} | (it is more fun with more people) | the pen is mightier than the sword | {proverb} | (more power can achieved writing than fighting) | there is an exception to every rule | {proverb} | (every rule has an exception) | there is nothing new under the sun | {proverb} | (there is nothing new) | there's more than one way to skin a cat | {proverb} | (a problem generally has more than one solution) | there's no accounting for taste | {proverb} | (people's tastes differ) | there's no fool like an old fool | {proverb} | (no wisdom with age) | there's no place like home | {proverb} | (home is the best place) | the road to hell is paved with good intentions | {proverb} | (proverb) | the shoemaker's children go barefoot | {proverb} | (one often neglects those closest to oneself) | the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak | {proverb} | (achieving something is made impossible by frailty) | the way to a man's heart is through his stomach | {proverb} | (cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections) | third time's a charm | {proverb} | Aller guten Dinge sind drei | those who can't use their head must use their back | {proverb} | was man nicht im Kopf hat, hat man in den Beinen | time heals all wounds | {proverb} | (negative feelings eventually erode away) | time is money | {proverb} | (time is money) | to each his own | {proverb} | (every person is entitled to his or her personal preferences) | to err is human | {proverb} | (Everybody makes mistakes) | tomorrow is another day | {proverb} | (a phrase indicating that tomorrow will bring new opportunities) | too many cooks spoil the broth | {proverb} | (equal proverbs) | tree | {proverb} | ((computing theory) recursive data structure) | tree | {proverb} | ((graphical user interface) tree list) | tree | {proverb} | ((graph theory) graph tree with no cycles) | tree | {proverb} | (large woody plant) | tree | {proverb} | (pole with storage hooks) | tree | {proverb} | (shoe tree) | two heads are better than one | {proverb} | (joint thinking pays) | walls have ears | {proverb} | (walls have ears) | what goes around comes around | {proverb} | (actions have consequences) | what goes around comes around | {proverb} | (the status returns to its original value) | what's done is done | {proverb} | (Events that have already taken place cannot be changed) | what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander | {proverb} | (If something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another) | what you see is what you get | {proverb} | ((idiomatic, computing) the screen image resembles the printed output) | when in Rome, do as the Romans do | {proverb} | (behave as those around do) | when it rains, it pours | {proverb} | (if a person encounters bad luck, more bad luck will follow) | when the cat's away | {proverb} | (People take advantage of the absence of authority) | when the cat's away the mice will play | {proverb} | (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) | you are what you eat | {proverb} | (proverb) | you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink | {proverb} | (you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it) | you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs | {proverb} | (you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette) SEE: you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette :: | you're never too old to learn | {proverb} | (proverb) | you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette | {proverb} | (phrase) 5000 WORDS
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