Thursday, December 13, 2012

Cut your coat according to your cloth

Live within your income; don't be too ambitious in your plans





All's fish that comes the net

When something comes our way we should consider how it might be useful or benefit us.



An apple a day keeps the doctor away

It means that apples are so nutritious they keep you in the peak of health.



Be on the safe side

To take special precautions to avoid making a mistake



Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

What is beautiful to one person may not be beautiful to others.



Beggars can't be choosers

Someone in need should be grateful for what is given to him -- even if it's not what he wants or expects



The blind leading the blind

A person helping or advising someone knows as little about the subject as the person who is being advised.



The buck stops here

It means final decision or total responsibility for an action



Burn the candle at both ends

Those who are always busy and seem to get little rest



Buy a pig in a poke

Buy something without examining it for faults or checking to see if they are really getting what they believe they have purchased



Catch as catch can

To do anything or use any means to achieve an aim or reach a goal.



Children should be seen and not heard

To stop a child from asking questions, talking, or making unnecessary noise.



Christmas comes but once each year

An excuse to indulge in food and drink and spend money during the Christmas season.



Cry over spilled milk

It's pointless to get upset or feel regret about a loss or mistake that can't be undone



Curiosity killed the cat

To warn people not to show too much interest in affairs that don't concern them.



Cut off your nose to spite your face

When people are dissatisfied or angry, they sometimes react by doing foolish things that prove harmful to themselves.



The devil finds work for idle hands

Unless one keeps busy doing useful or constructive things he could be tempted into mischief or evil.



The devil has the best tunes

To do something unworthy because it gives you pleasure



Dog eat dog

In competitive situations where each person has his own interests at heart, it is usually the strong and the determined who succeed.



An exception to the rule

Something does not conform to or agree with a rule



Fling/throw mud at someone

To say evil or bad things about someone and in doing so, to damage his or her reputation.



A fool and his money are soon parted

A person who spends his money foolishly will soon be penniless



Forgive and forget

Excusing or pardoning someone for doing something



Give someone enough rope and he will hang himself

If we allow someone to continue in his bad ways he'll eventually bring about his own downfall or ruin.



Grin and bear it

To put up with discomfort or a bad situation without complaining.



He who pays the piper calls the tune

The person who pays for something has the right to do as he wants.



Hide your light under a bushel

Concealing your talents, skills or abilities

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