Proverbs An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

* Eating an apple every day can help to keep you healthy. Other interpretation : A small preventive treatment wards off serious problems. . A burnt child dreads the fire. A bad experience will make people stay away from certain things. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Someone who helps you when you are in trouble. As you sow, so shall you reap You have to accept the consequences of your actions. Better late than never. It's better to do something, even if it's late, than not do it at all. Blood is thicker than water Family relationships are stronger than relationships with other people. Diligence is the mother of good fortune. Hard work brings rewards Easier said than done. What is suggested sounds easy but it is more difficult to actually do it. Honesty is the best policy. It's no use crying over spilt milk. Don't express regret for something that has happened and cannot be remedied. Like father, like son. A son's character can be expected to resemble his father's Many hands make light work. Sharing work makes work easier. Never say die. Never give up One good turn deserves another. You should be helpful to someone who helps you. Opportunity seldom knocks twice. Don't miss opportunities that come along. Practice makes perfect. Doing something repeatedly is the only way to become good at it. Prevention is better than cure It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the disease later. Time has wings. Time goes by quickly. Time is money. Time is valuable and should not be wasted Where there's a will, there's a way. A person with determination will find a way of doing something. . You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. You help me and I'll help you.

Kindness begets kindness. If you are kind to people, they will be kind to you.

Idioms A problem shared is a problem halved If you talk about your problems, it will make you feel better. Above par Better than average or normal Absence makes the heart grow fonder This idiom means that when people are apart, their love grows stronger. Alike as two peas If people or things are as alike as two peas, they are identical. All eyes on me If all eyes are on someone, then everyone is paying attention to them. All heart Someone who is all heart is very kind and generous. Angry as a bull If someone is as angry as a bull, they are very angry. Arm and a leg If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive. Bad egg A person who cannot be trusted is a bad egg. Good egg is the opposite. Bag of nerves If someone is a bag of nerves, they are very worried or nervous. Bear fruit If something bears fruit, it produces positive results. Bee in your bonnet If someone is very excited about something, they have a bee in their bonnet. Bend over backwards If someone bends over backwards, they do everything they can to help someone. Big fish An important person in a company or an organisation is a big fish. Bird's eye view If you have a bird's eye view of something, you can see it perfectly clearly. Black sheep Someone who is the black sheep doesn't fit into a group or family because their behaviour or character is not good enough.

Bright and breezy When someone is cheerful and full of energy, they are bright and breezy. Bright as a button A person who is as bright as a button is very intelligent or smart. Bring someone to book If somebody is brought to book, they are punished or made to account for By and large By and large means usually or generally. By dint of This means 'as a result of' or 'because of': It would be good to think he'd risen to position of Chief Executive by dint of hard work. Cat nap If you have a short sleep during the day, you are cat napping. Chalk and cheese Things, or people, that are like chalk and cheese are very different and have nothing in common. Cheap as chips (UK) If something is very inexpensive, it is as cheap as chips. Cheek by jowl If things or people are cheek by jowl, they are very close together. Close at hand If something is close at hand, it is nearby or conveniently located. Cloud nine If you are on cloud nine, you are extremely happy. ('cloud seven' is a less common alternative) Couch potato A couch potato is an extremely idle or lazy person who chooses to spend most of their leisure time horizontal in front of the TV and eats a diet that is mainly junk food. Could eat a horse If you are very hungry, you could eat a horse. Dog days Dog days are very hot summer days. Down and out If someone is down and out, they are desperately poor and need help. Dress to kill When someone is dressed to kill, they are dressed very smartly. Drop into your lap If something drops into your lap, you receive it suddenly, without any warning. Earn a living To make money Ex: We need to get a good job to earn a decent living. Easier said than done

If something is easier said than done, it is much more difficult than it sounds. It is often used when someone advises you to do something difficult and tries to make it sound easy. Easy as ABC Something that is as easy as ABC is very easy or simple. Eat like a bird If someone eats like a bird, they eat very little. Eat like a horse Someone who eats like a horse, eats a lot. Eat like a pig If some eats like a pig, they either eat too much or they have bad table manners. Eat my hat fed up to the back teeth. Feel at home If you feel relaxed and comfortable somewhere or with someone, you feel at home Fit as a fiddle If you are fit as a fiddle, you are in perfect health. permission. Fresh from the oven If something is fresh from the oven, it is very new. From scratch This idiom means 'from the beginning'. Full as a tick If you are as full as a tick, you have eaten too much. Full of the joys of spring If you are full of the joys of spring, you are very happy and full of energy. Give it some stick (UK) If you give something some stick, you put a lot of effort into it. Give me a hand If someone gives you a hand, they help you. Good as gold If children are as good as gold, they behave very well. Good Samaritan A good Samaritan is a persoon wh helps others in need. Good shape If something's in good shape, it's in good condition. If a person's in good shape, they are fit and healthy. Hand in hand Hand in hand= work together closely When people in a group, say in an office or in a project, work together with mutual understanding to

achieve the target, we say they work hand in hand. There is no lack of co-operation and each synchoranises the activity with that of the other. Hard by "Hard by" means mean "close to" or "near". Have a ball If you have a ball, you have a great time, a lot of fun. Have a heart If someone has a heart, they arekind and sympathetic. If you say, 'Have a heart' to someone, you are asking them to be understanding and sympathetic. Hear a pin drop If there is complete silence in a room, you can hear a pin drop. Heart of gold Someone with a heart of gold is a genuinely kind and caring person. Hell for leather If you do something hell for leather, especially running, you do it as fast as you can. Hit the hay When you hit the hay, you go to bed. Hungry as a bear If you are hungry as a bear, it means that you are really hungry. In a flash If something happens in a flash, it happens very quickly indeed. In a fog If you're in a fog, you are confused, dazed or unaware. In a heartbeat If something happens very quickly or immediately, it happens in a heartbeat. In apple-pie order If something is in apple-pie order, it is very neat and organised. In light of 'In light of' is similar to 'due to'. In my book This idiom means 'in my opinion'. Sleep like a baby If you sleep very well, you sleep like a baby. Sleep like a log If you sleep like a log, you sleep very soundly. So on and so forth And so on and so forth mean the same as etcetera (etc.). Spare the rod and spoil the child This means that if you don't discipline children, they will become spoilt. Spick and span

If a room is spick and span, it is very clean and tidy. Stone deaf Someone who is stone deaf is completely deaf. Stone's throw If a place is a stone's throw from where you are, it is a very short distance away. Strong as an ox Someone who's exceedingly strong physically is said to be as strong as an ox. Stubborn as a mule Someone who will not listen to other people's advice and won't change their way of doing things is as stubborn as a mule. Stuffed to the gills If someone is stuffed to the gills, they have eaten a lot and are very full. Take for granted If you take something for granted, you don't worry or think about it because you assume you will always have it. If you take someone for granted, you don't show your appreciation to them. Take forty winks If you take 40 winks, you have a short sleep. Take the floor Start talking or giving a speech to a group Teacher's pet The teacher's favorite pupil is the teacher's pet, especially if disliked by the other pupils. The more the merrier The more the merrier means that the greater the quantity or the bigger the number of something, the happier the speaker will be. Thick as thieves If people are thick as thieves, they are very close friends who have no secrets from each other. Think outside the box If you think outside the box, you think in an imaginative and creative way. Turn a deaf ear If someone turns a deaf ear to you, they don't listen to you. Turn a new leaf If someone turns a new leaf, they change their behaviour and stop doing wrong or bad things. Twinkling of an eye If something happens in the twinkling of an eye, it happens very quickly. Twist someone's arm

If you twist someone's arm, you put pressure on them to try to make them do what you want them to do. Twisting in the wind If you are twisting in the wind, you are without help or support - you are on your With flying colours (colors) If you pass something with flying colours (colors), you pass easily, with a very high mark or grade. Work like a dog If you work like a dog, you work very hard. Lend an ear If you lend an ear, you listen to what someone has to say. ('Lend your ear' is an alternative form.) Like a cat that got the cream If someone looks very pleased with themselves and happy, they look like a cat that got the cream. Like a kid in a candy store If someone is like a kid in a candy store, they are very excited about something. Like peas in a pod If people or things are like peas in a pod, they look identical. Live wire A person who is very active, both mentally and physically, is a live wire. Long time no hear The speaker could say this when they have not heard from a person, either through phone calls or emails for a long time. Long time no see 'Long time no see' means that the speaker has not seen that person for a long time. Make your hair stand on end If something makes your hair stand on end, it terrifies you. Make your toes curl If something makes your toes curl, it makes you feel very uncomfortable, shocked or embarrassed. something is achieved. Many hands make light work This idiom means that when everyone gets involved in something, the work gets done quickly. Many happy returns This expression is used to wish someone a happy birthday. Many moons ago A very long time ago. Money burns a hole in your pocket

If someone has money burning a hole in their pocket, they are eager to spend it, normally in a wasteful manner. Money doesn`t grow on trees This means that you have to work to earn money; it doesn't come easily or without effort. Money for jam If something's money for jam, it's a very easy way of making money. Money for old rope (UK) If something's money for old rope, it's a very easy way of making money. Monkey business If children get up to monkey business, they are behaving naughtily or mischievously. This is the same as 'monkeying around'. Monkey see, monkey do This idiom means that children will learn their behaviour by copying what they see happening around them. My hands are full If your hands are full, you have so much to do that you cannot take on any more work, responsibilities and so on. My hands are tied If your hands are tied, you are unable to act for some reason. My heart bleeds If your heart bleeds for someone, you feel genuine sympathy and sadness for them. My heart goes out to someone If your heart goes out to someone, you feel genuine sympathy for them. Now and then This idiom means 'occasionally'. Once in a blue moon If something happens once in a blue moon, it happens very rarely indeed. Out of pocket If you are out of pocket on a deal, you have lost money. Over and over If something happens over and over, it happens repeatedly. Over my dead body If you say that something will happen over your dead body, you will not let it happen. Packed like sardines If a place is extremely crowded, people are packed like sardines, or packed in like sardines. Paddle your own canoe

(USA) If you paddle your own canoe, you do things for yourself without outside help. Pain in the neck If someone is very annoying and always disturbing you, they are a pain in the neck. Pain in the butt, or pain in the ass (USA), and Pain in the arse (UK) are less polite alternative forms. Raining cats and dogs When it is raining cats and dogs, it is raining very heavily.