Some Random Proverbs and Figures of Speech -
By well-wisher
Tue, 09 Aug 2016
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Some people will steal a mans empty pockets - Some people will do wrong just for the sake of it.
There must be some light in the world otherwise the world would be pitch black - There must be some good people/goodness in the world otherwise it would be a lot worse.
Like adding salt to the sea/ocean - Adding something that is unnecessary
You think a pin hurts until you tread upon a nail - You think small sufferings are terrible until you experience real suffering
The thief that steals too often, too often will get caught - Take risks too often and it will end up in calamity.
Buying a penny for a pound - Getting less for more/wasting your money on something worthless
Even the Earth can't balance an egg -Somethings are impossible even for one who is good at what they do.
You can't stay still and go - You can't do both/have both
Not every apple has a worm in it - Don't be put off by a bad experience
You don't have to break a window to open it - You don't have to take extreme measures
Don't starve yourself to feed a glutton - Don't suffer for the sake of the undeserving
A fox sometimes has to lose his tail - Sometimes it is best to let go of something, even if it is something you feel is important, to survive.
Don't cut off the finger with the nail - Like don't throw the baby out with the bathwater; don't get rid of whats useful in getting rid of whats harmful.
You can't pin something to a balloon - You can't attach your hopes to something that isn't solid or certain.
You may aswell paint the sky blue - What you want to do is a waste of time
Don't steal a mans coat in the winter - Don't take away something during a time when it is most needed.
Like lighting a match in a burnt house - You can't make it any worse than it already is
A snake will wrestle with its own tail - People do not know when they are hurting themselves
You can't kill a fish by drowning it - What you're doing just perpetuates the problem
Like bumping into glass - When there is an obstacle that is infront of you but you can't see it.
You can jump off a mountain but you can't jump back onto one - There is no easy way to turn back if you make this risky decision and it goes wrong.
More than one jack in the box - Lots of surprises/more than one trick up your sleeve
He/She/It is a kite with no string - Said of someone or something that can't be easily controlled.
If a thing isn't sunk then it will just keep rising - If something is not settled it will keep coming up again and again.
As thirsty as a hole in a boat - Expression of thirst
Like a giant on stilts - Expression of how tall something is
Lightning will hit a nail - If something is attractive then, even if it is difficult, people will work at it till they succeed
If you don't bump your head, you'll step in something - Whatever you do in life there will always be things that go wrong so don't worry about it.
Drowning in shallow water - When someone does worse than they should be doing
The rain will dry up before the sun burns out - Unhappy times will pass and good times will still be here.
Some smiley phrases:
The most beautiful face is a smiling one.
Smiles are the trail of rose petals that lead us to happiness.
Smiles are shaped like boats so as to float upon the sea of our troubles.
A smile is a bird that our happiness sets free.
Make your lips into a U shape and YOU shape your life.
Begin with a smile and you will end with happiness.
Smiling makes the sun come out. Try and you'll see.
There must be some light in the world otherwise the world would be pitch black - There must be some good people/goodness in the world otherwise it would be a lot worse.
Like adding salt to the sea/ocean - Adding something that is unnecessary
You think a pin hurts until you tread upon a nail - You think small sufferings are terrible until you experience real suffering
The thief that steals too often, too often will get caught - Take risks too often and it will end up in calamity.
Buying a penny for a pound - Getting less for more/wasting your money on something worthless
Even the Earth can't balance an egg -Somethings are impossible even for one who is good at what they do.
You can't stay still and go - You can't do both/have both
Not every apple has a worm in it - Don't be put off by a bad experience
You don't have to break a window to open it - You don't have to take extreme measures
Don't starve yourself to feed a glutton - Don't suffer for the sake of the undeserving
A fox sometimes has to lose his tail - Sometimes it is best to let go of something, even if it is something you feel is important, to survive.
Don't cut off the finger with the nail - Like don't throw the baby out with the bathwater; don't get rid of whats useful in getting rid of whats harmful.
You can't pin something to a balloon - You can't attach your hopes to something that isn't solid or certain.
You may aswell paint the sky blue - What you want to do is a waste of time
Don't steal a mans coat in the winter - Don't take away something during a time when it is most needed.
Like lighting a match in a burnt house - You can't make it any worse than it already is
A snake will wrestle with its own tail - People do not know when they are hurting themselves
You can't kill a fish by drowning it - What you're doing just perpetuates the problem
Like bumping into glass - When there is an obstacle that is infront of you but you can't see it.
You can jump off a mountain but you can't jump back onto one - There is no easy way to turn back if you make this risky decision and it goes wrong.
More than one jack in the box - Lots of surprises/more than one trick up your sleeve
He/She/It is a kite with no string - Said of someone or something that can't be easily controlled.
If a thing isn't sunk then it will just keep rising - If something is not settled it will keep coming up again and again.
As thirsty as a hole in a boat - Expression of thirst
Like a giant on stilts - Expression of how tall something is
Lightning will hit a nail - If something is attractive then, even if it is difficult, people will work at it till they succeed
If you don't bump your head, you'll step in something - Whatever you do in life there will always be things that go wrong so don't worry about it.
Drowning in shallow water - When someone does worse than they should be doing
The rain will dry up before the sun burns out - Unhappy times will pass and good times will still be here.
Some smiley phrases:
The most beautiful face is a smiling one.
Smiles are the trail of rose petals that lead us to happiness.
Smiles are shaped like boats so as to float upon the sea of our troubles.
A smile is a bird that our happiness sets free.
Make your lips into a U shape and YOU shape your life.
Begin with a smile and you will end with happiness.
Smiling makes the sun come out. Try and you'll see.
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