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Proverbs : short and pithy sayings that express some traditionally held truth.

A fish out of water

A good man is hard to find

A knight in shining armour

A l i t t l e b i r d t o l d m e : I was told by a private or secret source.

A p i c t u r e i s w o r t h a t h o u s a n d w o r d s : A picture tells a
story just as well as, if not better than, a lot of written words.

A w o l f i n s h e e p ' s c l o t h i n g : Someone who hides malicious


intent under the guise of kindliness.

An e y e f o r a n e y e , a t o o t h f o r a t o o t h

As a l i k e a s t w o p e a s i n a p o d : Two identical items or people.

As e a s y a s p i e : Very easy.

Beat around the bush

Birds of a feather flock together

B l o o d i s t h i c k e r t h a n w a t e r : family bonds are closer than


those of outsiders.

The early bird catches the worm: You should wake up and start work early if you want to
succeed

H e a d o ve r h e e l s : Excited

I h a ve n o t s l e p t o n e w i n k : I have not slept at all.

K e e p y o u r c h i n u p : Remain cheerful in a difficult situation.


L a s t b u t n o t l e a s t : last is no less important than those introduced
earlier.

“Two wrongs don't make a right." : When someone has done something bad to you, trying to
get revenge will only make things worse

Don’t judge a book by its cover : Things sometimes look different than they really are

Two heads are better than one: When two people cooperate with each other, they come up
with better ideas

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