Like
other languages, English has a lot of well-known proverbs. Below you
will find 15 of them.... but unfortunately, though one is correct, the
14 others have got mixed up!! Can you first decide which is correct,
and then match the first halves and the second halves correctly!
► He
who pays the piper catches
the worm.
►
Empty vessels shouldn’t throw stones.
►
Many hands make most noise
►
A rolling stone brings nobody any good
► A
bird in the hand is good
news.
► No
news is worth two in the
bush.
► Don’t
count your chickens without
breaking eggs.
► It’s
the early bird that calls
the tune.
► Don’t
put all your eggs where
angels fear to tread.
► Those
that live in glass houses make
light work.
► You
can take a horse to the water, but
you can’t make it drink.
► Fools
rush in before they
hatch.
► You
can’t put new wine
in one basket.
► It’s
an ill wind that gathers
no moss.
► You
can’t make an omelette in
old bottles
Can
you explain the meaning of these proverbs in simple ordinary English?
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