SUGGESTED ENGLISH PROVERBS FOR HIPS

NO ENGLISH MALAY
.
1 Diamond cuts diamond Bertemu buku dangan ruas
2 Birds of a feather flocks together Enggang sama enggang, pipit sama pipit
3 To wash one’s dirty linen in public. Tepuk air didulang, terpercik ke muka sendiri juga.
4 No pain, no gain Kalau tak dipecah ruyung, mana kan dapat sagunya
5 Like father, like son Bagaimana acuan , begitulah kuihnya
6 Absence makes the heart grow fonder Jauh bau bunga, dekat bau tahi
7 Let sleeping dogs lie. Jangan dijolok sarang tebuan.
8 Paddle your own canoe Berdiri di atas kaki sendiri
9 To live from hand to mouth Kais pagi makan pagi, kais petang makan petang
10 When there is a will,there’s a way Dimana ada kemahuan, disitu ada jalan
11 When in Rome, do as the Romans do Dimana bumi dipijak disitu langit dijunjung
12 Don’t judge a book by its cover Air tenang jangan disangka tiada buaya
13 Speech is silver, but silence is golden Diam penggali berkarat, diam ubi berisi
14 To hit the jackpot Dapat durian runtuh
15 To err is human Bumi mana tak ditimpa hujan
16 To turn over a new leaf Buang yang keruh, ambil yang jernih
17 United we stand, divided we fall Bersatu kita teguh, bercerai kita roboh
18 To nip in the bud Melentur buluh biar dari rebung
19 Blood is thicker than water Air dicincang takkan putus
20 Kill two birds with one stone Sambil menyelam minum air
21 It takes two to tango Bertepuk sebelah tangan tidak akan berbunyi
22 Prevention is better than cure Sediakan payung sebelum hujan
23 Cut your coat according to your cloth Ukur baju di badan sendiri
24 No use crying over spilt milk Nasi sudah menjadi bubur
25 One good turn deserves another Orang berbudi kita berbahasa, orang memberi kita merasa
26 Like two peas in a pod Pelanduk dua serupa
27 No retreat no surrender Biar putih tulang jangan putih mata
28 Blow your own trumpet Masuk bakul angkat sendiri
29 Many hands make light work Berat sama dipikul, ringan sama dijinjing
30 A bird in hand is worth two in the bush Mendengar guruh dilangit, air ditempayan dicurah jangan
31 Nothing ventured nothing gained Belum cuba belum tahu