1.
‘Kill two birds with one stone’
31 points - added 2 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
In Persian: one shot and two target
Added 1 year ago by pedram, 0 points
2.
‘Don’t count your chickens before they hatch’
26 points - added 2 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
in persian=count chickens at the end of fall.
Added 1 year ago by guest, 0 points
3.
‘Curiosity killed the cat’
20 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
4.
‘The early bird catches the worm’
17 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
5.
‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks’
16 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
6.
‘As mad as a fish’
Common expression in Scotland; similar to mad as a hatter
15 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
7.
‘Take the bull by the horns’
12 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
8.
‘He who lies with dogs, rises with fleas’
11 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
9.
‘The straw that broke the camel’s back’
8 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
10.
‘What’s good for the goose is good for the gander’
Circa 1670, a lesson in equality from way back then!
5 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
11.
‘Ants in your pants’
5 points - added 2 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
In Persian: flea in your pants!
Added 1 year ago by pedram, 0 points
12.
‘Cat got your tongue?’
3 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
13.
‘It’s too late to close the stable door after the horse has bolted’
2 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
14.
‘A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush’
Circa 1200s, this should perhaps be the proverb we learn most from in the current economic climate - ‘It’s risky to part with what you have in the uncertain hope of gaining more’
-1 point - added 2 years ago by kris -
15.
‘Let sleeping dogs lie’
-1 point - added 2 years ago by kris -
16.
‘As bald as a coot’
Coots aren’t actually bald!
-1 point - added 2 years ago by kris -
17.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink
-2 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
18.
‘There are plenty more fish in the sea’
Most of us will have been reminded of this one during one heartbreak or another!
-4 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
19.
‘Sick as a dog’
-4 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
20.
‘Drinks like a fish’
Meaning someone who drinks heavily - never actually come across any alcoholic fish!
-5 points - added 2 years ago by kris -
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