PROVERBS exercise 1

Match each proverb with the correct

explanation:
1. Its no use crying over spilt milk.
2. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
3. Birds of a feather flock together.
4. The proof of the pudding is in the
eating.
5. A bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush.
6. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
7. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
8. Where theres a will theres a way.
9. Half a loaf is better than no bread.
10. Any port in a storm.
11. Little pitchers have long ears.
12. The road to hell is paved with good
intentions.

a. Wherever you are, make sure your

behaviour conforms to the accepted
pattern.
b. It is a waste of time to worry over what
cannot be put right.
c. When trouble comes, any refuge is
acceptable.
d. If you want something very badly you
will find some means of obtaining it.
e. People prefer to mix with people of
their own kind.
f. A product is spoiled (ruined) when
more than enough people have a hand
in its manufacture.
g. It is better to accept a little than be
given nothing at all.
h. However well you mean to do, unless
you actually do it you will fail to get
anywhere in life.
i. A friend who helps when help is really
needed is a true friend.
j. Only by testing it can we determine a
things worth.
k. Small children often hear more than
they should.
l. A certainty is preferable to a better
thing that is uncertain.