ضرب المثل های زبان انگلیسی ( k - r )

ضرب المثل های زبان انگلیسی به همراه توضیح انگلیسی ( k – r )

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
What you learn when you are young will be invaluable when you grow old.	Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age.
Knowledge makes it possible for you to act.	Knowledge is power.
Warn many by punishing a few.	Kill one to warn a hundred.
Destroy something that would be a source of wealth or success.	Kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
If you are kind to people, they will be kind to you.	Kindness begets kindness.
something that you say which means that it is good for your physical and mental health to laugh.	Laughter is the best medicine.
Don’t rush into doing something until you know how to do it.	Learn to walk before you run.
Education is something you keep forever.	Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
The more discreet you are, the less damage you cause.	Least said soonest mended.
Let’s forgive and forget past quarrels.	Let bygones be bygones.
Do not stay angry for more than one day.	Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
We should not try to control our destiny.	Let the chips fall where they may.
Do not interfere with something that is functioning properly or a calm situation.	Let well alone.
People who do not tell the truth must be careful to remember what they say.	Liars need good memories.
An unusual event is not likely to occur again in exactly the same circumstances.	Lightning never strikes in the same place twice.
A son’s character can be expected to resemble his father’s.	Like father, like son.
If you divide a task into small parts, it becomes easier to do.	Little strokes fell great oaks.
Consider possible consequences before taking action.	Look before you leap.
Disclosing important information ( to the enemy or a competitor) could result in large losses.	Loose lips sink ships.
If you lose something you weep, if you find something you keep it.	Losers weepers, finders keepers.
A person in love does not see the faults of the person he/she loves.	Love is blind.
Manage to produce something good using poor material.	Make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
	Man is the head of the family; woman is the neck that turns the head.
Our destiny depends on God’s will.	Man proposes, God disposes.
Possibly: a person’s manners show their origins.	Manners make the man.
Sharing work makes work easier.	Many hands make light work.
If you get married too quickly, you may spend all your life regretting it.	Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
	Memory is the treasure of the mind.
	Men make houses, women make homes.
If the penalty is going to be the same, you might as well commit the greater offence.	Might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb.
If you have money you can make more money.	Money begets money.
You shouldn’t waste money because it is not plentiful.	Money doesn’t grow on trees.
Money is the main cause of wrongdoing and problems.	Money is the root of all evil.
Money helps you obtain the desired result.	Money talks.
The need for something forces people to find a way of obtaining it.	Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity will make you find a solution.	Need teaches a plan.
Don’t postpone something you can do now.	Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today.
Never give up.	Never say die.
	Nobody is perfect.
It’s impossible to follow instructions from two different sources.	No man can serve two masters.
We all need other people.	No man is an island.
If the news was bad, we would hear of it. Since we have heard nothing, we can assume that all is well.	No news is good news.
There could be some truth in the rumor.	No smoke without fire.
Similar to : ‘no smoke without fire.	No wind, no waves.
You cannot expect to achieve anything if you don’t take risks.	Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
After an unpleasant experience, people are careful to avoid something similar.	.Once bitten, twice shy
	One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
You should be helpful to someone who helps you.	One good turn deserves another.
One of these days’ remains vague.	One of these days is none of these days.
What you have today is better than what is promised or hoped for.	One today is worth two tomorrow.
People don’t always like the same things.	One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
What is useless to one person could be valuable to another.	One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
A single satisfactory event does not mean that all the others will be as good.	One swallow doesn’t make a summer.
Only a real friend will tell you the truth.	Only real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
Don’t miss opportunities that come along.	Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
Children often speak wisely.	Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings.
We tend to forget people or things that we do not see.	Out of sight, out of mind.
It is good to be patient.	.Patience is a virtue
Refers to a person who is careful about spending small amounts of money, but not careful about spending large amounts of money.	Penny wise, pound foolish.
One should not criticize others for faults similar to one’s own.	People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
If you do not work you will not make money.	Poverty waits at the gates of idleness.
Doing something repeatedly is the only way to become good at it.	Practice makes perfect.
Do yourself what you advise others to do.	Practice what you preach.
It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the disease later.	Prevention is better than cure.
Don’t be too self-confident or proud; something may happen to make you look foolish.	Pride comes before a fall.
Delaying an action for too long is a waste of time.	Procrastination is the thief of time.
You should always be on time for your business appointments.	Punctuality is the soul of business.
Risk everything by relying on one plan. (by putting all one’s money in one business)	Put all your eggs in one basket.
There is satisfaction in returning an injury.	.Revenge is sweet
It takes a long time to do a job properly. You should not expect to do it quickly.	Rome was not built in a day.