English Proverbs


1    Make hay while the sun shines.

2.   Look before you leap.

3.   A stitch in time saves nine.

4.   Many hands make light work

5.   Don´t count your chicken before they are hatched.

6.   A watched pot never boils.

7.   The leopard cannot change his spots.

8.   The grass is always greener on the other side.

9.   It´s no use crying for the moon.

10. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

11. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

12. The early bird catches the worm.

13. Every horse thinks his pack the heaviest.

14. The night is always darkest just before the dawn.

15. Don´t put all your eggs in one basket.

16. Half a loaf is better than no bread.

17. Bad news travels fast.

18. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

19. If you have made the bed you must lie on it.

20. All that glitters is not gold.

21. Out of sight out of mind.

22. Don´t make a mountain out of a molehill.

23. Great oaks from little acorns grow.

24. Don´t have too many irons in the fire.

25. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

26. Cut your coat according to your cloth.

27. Early to bed, early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy and wise.

28. Don´t change horses in mid-stream.

29. Jack of all trades is master of none.

30. Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.


Match the following halves of the proverbs:



It´s no use

saves nine.


Look

on the other side.


A watched pot

make light work.


Don´t count your chickens

crying for the moon.

The grass is always greener

 his spots.



Many hands

is worth two in the bush.


Too many cooks

before you leap.


Every horse thinks

spoil the broth.


A stitch in time

in one basket.


Make hay

just before the dawn.


The leopard cannot change

his pack the heaviest.


Don´t put all your eggs

catches the worm.


The night is always darkest

never boils.


A bird in hand

before they are hatched.


The early bird

while the sun shines.


Possible test task:

Complete the proverb: A bird in hand …