Mixed English Proverbs
A word game

Correct the proverbs
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 for the
14 others !
Can
you explain the meaning of these proverbs in simple ordinary English?Here are the second halves, in alphabetical order: you can either type each answer into a box below, or else select an answer from the list, copy it, and paste it into the right box. The wrong answer will disappear.
before they hatch. / brings nobody any good.. / but you can't make it drink! / calls the tune. / catches the worm. / gathers no moss. / in old bottles. / in one basket. / is good news / is worth two in the bush / make light work. / make most noise. / shouldn't throw stones. / where angels fear to tread / without breaking eggs
Student's name (optional) :
► He who pays the piper .
► Empty vessels .
► Many hands .
► A rolling stone .
► A bird in the hand
► No news
► Don't count your chickens
► People who live in glass houses
► You can take a horse to the water
► Fools rush in
► You can't put new wine
► You can't make an omelette
► It's the early bird that
► Don't put all your eggs
► It's an ill wind that
► He who pays the piper .
► Empty vessels .
► Many hands .
► A rolling stone .
► A bird in the hand
► No news
► Don't count your chickens
► People who live in glass houses
► You can take a horse to the water
► Fools rush in
► You can't put new wine
► You can't make an omelette
► It's the early bird that
► Don't put all your eggs
► It's an ill wind that
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