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The document lists common English proverbs that offer life advice, explaining their meanings and implications. Examples include 'Too many cooks spoil the broth,' which warns against excessive interference, and 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket,' advising against putting all resources in one place. The proverbs emphasize wisdom and caution in various aspects of life.

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English-Proverbs 82885

The document lists common English proverbs that offer life advice, explaining their meanings and implications. Examples include 'Too many cooks spoil the broth,' which warns against excessive interference, and 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket,' advising against putting all resources in one place. The proverbs emphasize wisdom and caution in various aspects of life.

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Common Proverbs in

English
Common Proverbs

• There are many wise sayings in


every culture that offer advice
about life.

• These sayings are called


"proverbs"
the pence and the pounds will take care of t

small sums of money and they will become


Too many cooks spoil the
broth

Too many people interfering is a bad


Don’t put all your eggs in
the one basket

Don’t make everything dependent on only


one thing; to place everything in one place,
There is no smoke without fire

Something that you say which means that if people are saying that someone has
done something bad but no one knows whether it is true, it probably is true.
When cat’s away, the mice will play

We said when the person who is in charge of a place is not


there, and the people there behve badly.
Don't look a gift-horse in the mouth

Do not complain if a gift is not perfect; take what you've been


given without criticism or emphasis on its worth.
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

ssion means that it is better to have an advantage or o


ertain than having one that is worth more but is not so
All that glitters is not gold!

hing that is shiny and superficially attractive


n't count your chickens before they hatch

ould not count on something before it ha


Many hands make light work

If everyone helps with a large task, it will g


who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw

eans that you should not criticize other people fo


qualities in their caracter that you have yourself.
Never judge a book by its cover!

udge people or things by their outward appe


NK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!

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