ضرب المثل های زبان انگلیسی
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Explanation / Meaning | Proverb |
Friends can be more dangerous than enemies. | Save me from my friends. |
People don’t always do what they announce. | Saying is one thing, doing is another. |
Debts paid quickly encourage friendship. | Short reckonings make long friends. |
.Sickness in the body brings sadness to the mind | |
If you don’t object to something it can be assumed that you agree with it. | Silence gives consent. |
Feeling very comfortable. | .Snug as a bug in a rug |
If you don’t punish a child when he does wrong, you will spoil his character. | .Spare the rod and spoil the child |
Physical attacks may harm me, but cruel words will not. | Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me. |
A quiet person can have much knowledge or wisdom. | Still waters run deep. |
What is forbidden is the most tempting. | Stolen fruit is the sweetest. |
Great things may come from small beginnings. | Tall oaks grow from little acorns. |
Children resemble their parents. | The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. |
After a good night’s sleep we may find an answer to our problem. | The best advice is found on the pillow. |
You don’t have to pay for what is important : happiness, friendship, good health. | The best things in life are free. |
There is hope even in the worst of times. | The darkest hour is just before dawn. |
Success comes to those who deserve it least. | The devil looks after his own. |
People who have no work, or are idle, often get into or make trouble. | The devil makes work for idle hands. |
A decision has been made and it’s impossible to change it. | The die is cast. |
If you want to do something successfully, you should do it as soon as you can. | The early bird catches the worm. |
Wrong or unfair methods may be used if the result of the action is good. | The end justifies the means. |
The most difficult thing is to begin. | The first step is the hardest. |
A person makes more progress if they do things less quickly. | The more haste, the less speed. |
People have a constant desire to possess more. | The more you have, the more you want. |
If you depend on just one thing, and it fails you, you will have no alternatives. | The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. |
Words and communication have greater effect than war and fighting. | The pen is mightier than the sword. |
The real value of something can be judged only after it has been tried or tested. | The proof of the pudding is in the eating. |
It’s not enough to intend to do something, you must actually do it. | The road to hell is paved with good intentions. |
Insults can be more hurtful than physical injuries. | The tongue wounds more than a lance. |
People speak more freely under the influence of alcohol. | The truth is in the wine. |
Feed a man well and he will love you. | .The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach |
You think that something is true because you want it to be so. | The wish is father to the thought. |
There is always one who doesn’t behave or perform like the others. | .There is a black sheep in every flock |
There is an established way of doing things. | There is a trick in every trade. |
A older person is expected to behave more sensibly. | There is no fool like an old fool. |
Being in a crowd makes you feel more confident. | There is safety in numbers. |
Delaying a decision will not prevent events from taking place. | Time and tide wait for no man. |
Time goes by quickly. | Time has wings. |
Time is valuable and should not be wasted. | Time is money. |
It is human nature to make mistakes, therefore one should forgive. | To err is human, to forgive divine. |
If too many people are involved in something, it will not be done properly. | Too many cooks spoil the broth. (Humoristic version : Too many clicks spoil the browse!) |
If you sleep too much, you are not able to think clearly. | Too much bed makes a dull head. |
It’s when you have problems that you realize who your real friends are. | True friends are tested in adversity. |
Be careful of the reaction of animals. | Trust not a horse’s heel nor a dog’s tooth. |
You cannot argue against facts or refute what is true. | Truth has no answer. |
Events in real life are sometimes stranger than in fiction. | Truth is stranger than fiction. |
It is wrong to harm someone because they have harmed you. | Two wrongs don’t make a right. |
A group has more force than an individual. | Union is strength. |
A person who doesn’t want to do something always finds a reason to avoid it. | Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. |
Doing a lot of different things makes life more interesting. | .Variety is the spice of life |
You should not expect praise for acting in a correct or moral way. | Virtue is its own reward. |
Be careful. People could be listening. | Walls have ears. |
If you never waste anything, you will have it when you need it. | Waste not, want not. |
If a person doesn’t know about something, it cannot hurt them. | What the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over. |
People speak more freely under the influence of alcohol. | What a man says drunk, he thinks sober. |
People are less discreet under the influence of alcohol. | What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals. |
People misbehave when their boss, or the person in authority, is absent. | When the cat’s away, the mice play. |
You should adopt the customs of the people or country you are visiting, and behave in the same way. |
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. |
When poverty come in the door, love goes out the window. |
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Where there’s life there’s hope. | |
A person with determination will find a way of doing something. | Where there’s a will, there’s a way. |
Possible interpretation: an easily influenced person can be mislead. | Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves. |
Wisdom is better than strength. | |
Expresses surprise at an unexpected pleasure or event. (ironic) | Wonders will never cease. |
Worrying over small details can make them seem worse. | Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. |
What you eat has an effect on your well-being. | You are what you eat. |
You are never too old to learn. | |
You can offer someone an opportunity to do something but you can’t force them. | You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. |
A person who is used to doing things a certain way cannot change. | You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. |
Try first before deciding not to do something. | You never know what you can do until you try. |
You help me and I’ll help you. | You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. |