Sayings

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Meaning and example

Rome wasn’t built in a day

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don’t expect to do a lot of things in a short period of time

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Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.

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don’t make a slight diffiuclty seem like a seious problem

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Once bitten…

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twice shy: when you are frightened to do soemthing again because you had an unpleasant experience doing it the first time

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Actions

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speak louder than words: to emphasise that what you do is more important and shows your intentions and feeling more clearly than what you say

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One

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man’s meat is another man’s poison. To emphasise that people like different things.

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Engage

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brain before mouth. think about someting before saying anything about it.

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Better

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late than never. said when you think that it is better for somebody or something to be late than never to arrive or to happen

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Horses

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for courses. It’s important to choose the right person for the right activity

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why have a

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dog and bark yourselft?: It’s pointless doing something yourself if you know someone who can do it for you.

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If you fly with the crows,

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you get shot with the crows. If you mix with a bad crowd, you’ll be judged hte same way as the crowd.

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Let’s cross

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that bridge when we come to it. You shoudn’t worry about the things that might or might not happen in the future.