ضرب المثل های زبان انگلیسی
در این بخش ضرب المثل ها و اصطلاحات رایج زبان انگلیسی به همراه توضیح آنها به انگلیسی به ترتیب حروف الفبا ارائه گردیده است.
Explanation / Meaning | Proverb |
.Nothing is achieved without effort | .Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade |
Give someone a little and they will want more – some people are never satisfied. | Give someone an inch and they will take a mile. (or yard) |
Give someone enough time and freedom and they will get into trouble. | Give someone enough rope and they will hang themselves. |
God helps those who help themselves. | |
You will keep your friends if you avoid disputes over money. | Good accounting makes good friends. |
A well-done job takes time. | Good and quickly seldom meet. |
Good management is better than good income. | |
Said when you express the same opinion as another person at the same time. | Great minds think alike. |
Large successful operations can begin in a small way. | Great oaks grow from little acorns. |
If you share your grief it is easier to bear. | Grief divided is made lighter. |
You should be grateful for something, even if it’s not as much as you wanted. | Half a loaf is better than none. |
Hard words break no bones. | |
If something is done too quickly, it may be done carelessly and need to be redone. | Haste makes waste. |
A person who feels hatred does not see any qualities in the person he/she hates. | Hatred is a blind as love. |
If you believe you can do something, you will be able to do it. | He can who believes he can. |
A happy person needs nothing more. | He has enough who is content. |
If you delay your decision too long, you may miss a good opportunity. | He who hesitates is lost. |
It’s not good to do too many things at the same time. | He who is everywhere is nowhere. |
Knowledge leads us to make choices. | He who knows nothing, doubts nothing. |
The person who provides the money for something should control how it is spent. | He who pays the piper calls the tune. |
If you behave in a risky way, you are likely to have problems. | He who plays with fire gets burnt. |
If you are determined to do something you will find a way. | He who wills the end wills the means. |
Don’t express your joy, or your triumph, too soon. | He laughs best who laughs last. |
It’s better to be in good health than to be rich. | Health is better than wealth. |
You call home the place where the people you love are. | Home is where the heart is. |
It’s always better to be honest. | Honesty is the best policy. |
You can obtain more cooperation from others by being nice. | Honey catches more flies than vinegar. |
Bad things don’t last forever. | However long the night, the dawn will break. |
All food tastes good when you are hungry. | Hunger is a good sauce. |
You have many friends when you have no difficulties. | In times of prosperity friends are plentiful. |
If you let something intrusive enter your life, your life will become difficult. | If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will follow. |
You should make the best of a bad situation. | If life deals you lemons, make lemonade. |
Plants and crops will grow badly if there is no rain in early spring. | If in February there be no rain, ‘this neither good for hay nor grain. |
Avoid regrets by taking time to think before speaking or acting angrily. | If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will avoid 100 days of sorrow. |
If you try to do two things at the same time, you won’t succeed in doing either of them. | If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. |
When two people do something together, one will be the leader and the other will be the subordinate. |
If two ride a horse, one must ride behind. |
If you want a friend, be a friend. | |
Wishing alone is of no use; you must act as well. | If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride. |
Possible interpretation: What you do not know causes no worry or sadness. | Ignorance is bliss. |
If you start something, it’s better to spend the time or money necessary to complete it. | In for a penny, in for a pound. |
A man of even limited ability has an advantage over a person who is less able. | In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. |
Misfortunes usually come in large numbers. | It never rains but it pours. |
The most difficult time is just before a problem is solved. | It is always darkest before the dawn. |
Don’t express regret for something that has happened and cannot be remedied. | It’s no use crying over spilt milk. |
People vary in character and abilities, and this is a good thing. | It takes all sorts to make a world. |
If the law is applied too late, there is no justice. | Justice delayed is justice denied. |