idiomatic and Forceful expression

As XXX as YYY. =
As alike as two peas in a pod.=
As attractive as a butterfly.=      titli jaisa akarshak
As bad as a badger.
As bald as a coot.=
As bitter as gall.=                 pint jaisa kaduva.
As black as coal.=                  koyala jaisa kala.
As black as Newgate's knocker.=
As black as crow.
As black as ink.
As black as pitch.
As blind as bat.
As blind as beetle.
As blind as mule.=                  khachchar jaisa andha.
As blithe as a bee.= madhumakkhi jaisa prasanchit(khush).
As bold as a lion.=
As bright as day.= din jaisa chamkeela.
As bright as silver.= chandi jaisa chamak vala.
As brisk as a butterfly.=
As brittle as a glass.
As brave as a lion.=  sher jaisa shahshi.
As brown as a berry.=
As busy as a bee.= madhumakkhi jaisa vyast.
As changable as the moon.=chandarmaa jaisa parivartansheel.
As changeable as weather-cock.
As cheerful as a lark.=
As clear as crystal.= manik jaisa saaf.
As clear as a day.=
As cold as ice.= bruf jaisa thunda.
As cold as marble.=
As cold as any stone.=
As cool as a cucumber.=
As cunning as a fox.= lomdi jaisa chalak.
As cute as a bug's ear.=
As daft as a brush.=
As dark as midnight.= aadhi raat jaisa andhera.
As dead as a dodo.=
As dead as a doornail.=
as deaf as a post.=
As deep as well.= kuain jaisa gahra.
As different as chalk and cheese.=
As dry as dust.= dhool jaisa shushk.
As dry as bone.=
As dry as biscuit.
As drunk as a lord.= lord jaisa madmast.
As drunk as a fiddler.=
As dumb as statue.= but jaisa khamosh.
As easy as ABC.= abc jaisa saral.
As easy as pie.=
As fair as a rose.=
As fast as a hare.= khargosh jaisa tez.
As fat as a pig.= suar jaisa motta.
As fast as greased lightning.=
As fierce as a tiger.= bagh jaisa hinsak.
As fine as frog's hair.=
As firm as rock.= chataan jaisa majboot(darda)
As fit as a butcher's dog.==
As fit as a fiddle.=  sarngi jaisa sadhaa huan.
As flat as a board.=
As fleet as a deer.=
As free as a air.=  hava jaisa svatantara
as fresh as a daisy.=
As fresh as rose.= gulab jaisa taaza
As gaudy as a butterfly.
As gay as a lark.=  lava  pakshi jaisa prasan.
As gentle as a lamb.= memne jaisa seedha.
As good as gold.=
As good luck would have it.=
As graceful as swan.= hans jaisa sundar.
As grave as a judge.= judge jaisa gambhir.
As greedy as a crow.=
As greedy as a dog.=
As greedy as a wolf.= bhedia jaisa lobhee.
As green as a grass.
As happy as a king=
As happy as a clam.=
As happy as a sandboy.=
As happy as Larry.=
As hard as flint.=
As hard as marble.=
As hard as stone.=
As harmless as a dove.=
As harmless as a lamb.
As heavy as lead.=
As hoarse as a crow.=
As hot as fire.
As hunbgry as a horse.
As innocent as a dove.
As innocent as a lamb.
As light as a feather.
As loud as thunder.
As keen as mustard.=
As mad as a hatter.=
As mad as a march hare.=
As meek as a lamb.=
As merry as a cricket.
As merry as a lark.
As mute as fish.
As nice as ninepence.=
As nimble as a bee.=
As nimble as a squirrel
As obstinate as a mule.
As old as Methuselah.=
As old as the hills.=
As pale as death or ghost.
As patient as job
As playful as a butterfly.
As pleased as Punch.=
As plentiful as black berries.
As poor as a church mouse.
As proud as a peacock
As pure as gold.= sone jaisa shuddh
As pure as the driven snow.=
As quiet as a lamb.=
As quick as lightning
as quick as thoughts.
As queer as a nine bob note.=
As red as blood.
As red as cherry.
As red as rose.
As regular as a clock.
As rich as a jew.
As round as a ball.
As silent as a grave.
As silly as a goose
As silly as a sheep.
As sharp as a needle.
As sharp as a razor.
As slender as a gossamer
As slender as a thread
As smooth as velvet.
As smooth as glass.
As snug as a bug in a rug.=
As soft as butter.
As soft as silk.
As soft as wax.
As sound as a bell.
As still as death.
As still as grave
As still as statue.
As steady as a rock
As straight as an narrow.
As straight as a die.=
As strong as a lion.=
As stupid as a donkey.
As sure as death.
As sweet as honey.
As swift as an arrow.
As tall as a steeple.
As timid as a hare.
As tricky as a monkey.
As ugly as a scare-crow.
As ugly as a toad.
As vain as a peacock.
As warm as wool.
As weak as a baby
As wise as solomon.
As white as snow
As the crow flies.=
As white as snow.=

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  There will also be a short delay before the new SIM card is up and running, so it’s worth picking the right moment

Thanks again – appreciate you sharing that story! ~ Tricia

Thank you Tricia, I really appreciate it. This is a topic that's very close to my heart.

Thanks again, and all the best! – Tricia

I’m sorry. I’m afraid I can’t. I’m going to use it myself now.

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The director of Ragini MMS(2011), Pawan Kripani, willnot be helming
the film's sequel. Instead, he has gone ahead and
signed a different project. At the moment, Pawan working with two new
writers on the story and dialogue. "the shooting
  should start by the end of this year," he says.(hindustan
times-Saturday, July 21, 2012)

As ofnow, only the existing National Highways Fee Rules, 2008- toll is
charged based on a 3% fixed rate plus 40% of yearly
 changein WHOLESALE Price index- is applicable on highways or
expressways.(source-hinsutan times thursday june 07, 2012)

Adiya Birla Moncy, a part of Aditya Birla Group, is betting big on
financial planning space. The company has come up with
an online financial planning service 'MyUniverse' which allows
customers to track their income, expenditure and savings.
  Apart from this, the platform also provides advice across all
investments categories and assest classes and facility
 to do the transactions such as buying or selling investments or
paying off bills. As of now the company, has about
  7,000 members and expects to target the internet
users.(source-Hindustan Times Saturday,
  June 16, 2012)

(1)Last but not the least, as we have said before, the states must
realise that maoism is a pan-indian problem and
    has to be dealt at the natinal level.(source-hindustan times
monday april 30,2012)

(2)true, as the NAC members suspect, there could be  a link between
cash incentives and dowry, but that should not be used
to terminate such schemes.(source-hindustan times monday may 01,2012)

(3)On the contrary, as the CAG reports reveal, they appeared to have
had no policy by which such objects were either
   acquired or conserved.(source-hindustan times monday, april 30,2012)

(4)The country does not produce enough grain to be sold cheap to three
quaters of India's 1.2 billion people, as initially
   proposed in the food security scheme.(source-hindustan times
saturday,may 05,2012)

(5)The problme becomes more acute because mothers, as in the case of
Afreen's mother, are often unable to speak up for
    their children.(source-hindustan times friday april 13,2012)

(6)US secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday reiterated that
India must scale down it energy imports from Iran, as
   part of the US-led efforts to limit Iran to a 20% uranium
enrichment programme.(source-hindustan times
       wednesday may 09,2012)


(1)Belo and Brazil's great strides against hunger and poverty offer
critical lesssons to India, at a time when
    the right-to-food legislation is its final stretch and worryingly
devoid of a frame work that will involve
  local goverments and farmers.(source-hindustan times friday, may 04,2012)

At a time when young people-in a very young nation -are becoming
disillusioned with politics. it is imperative that
  the choice of Rajya Sabha candidates does not instil more
cynicism.(source-hindustan times tuesday, april 28,2012)

The only troble is that he is not supposed to charge this fee. At
least, that's what the NHAI maintained in its communications
 with the Punjab Govement, copies of which are with the
HT.(source-Hindustan Times Friday May 25, 2012)

The extra zero also ensured that the reebok scam was-at least, for
sometime-touted as bid as the 14,000 crore Satya scam,
 till someone uncovered the mystery of the additional zero. once the
error was identified, the Gurgaon Police sacked the
operator, even though they maintained that it was a minor
mistake.(source-Hindustan Times wednesday May 02, 2012)

(1)The UPA formally declared M ansari its candidate for the
vice-presidential poll at a meeting at Prime Minister Manmohan
 Singh's residence here on Saturday. The TMC, the UPA'S second biggest
constituent, is still undecided on Ansari. Party
 chief Mamta Banerjee reportedly told Singh she would enjoy her
decision in two days. At the meeting, TMC leader and
 railway minister Mukul Roy suggested former West Bengal governor
Gopal Krishna Gandhi and former party MP krishna bose
as his party's choices.(source-Hindustan Times Sunday, July 15, 2012)

(2)Prime Minister Manmohan has directed key ministries to coordinate
with states to manage the crisis arising out of the weak
 monsoon this year. The centre on saturday held a meeting with
representatives of six states-karnatka, goa, gujrat, UP, UK and
Haryana-to review the situation. At the review meeting, the state
representatives gave a status update on the progress of
sowing, and preparations to a meet a further shortfall in rains.
(source-Hindustan Times Tuesday, July 24, 2012)


(3)The urban development department has come down on officials
responsible for poor maintenance of drains in the city that caused
   flooding over the past few days. Delhi's urban development minister
Arvinder Singh at a meeting on Thursday took stock of the
   situation and called for better co-ordination among the  three
civic cooperation, public works department(PWD) and the Delhi
   Jal Board. At the meeting, officials from the PWD and the three
corporations blamed the old drainage system for the flooding.
   (source-Hindustan Times Friday, August 31, 2012)

Reeling under the impact of high operational costs, primarily due to
higher jet fuel prices and airport charges, the
 country's top two budget carriers have sought the government's
approval to shift their international operations to the
  domestic terminal from the  existing T3 in New Delhi. Apart from
this, the airport development fee(ADF) at the delhi
  airport has skyrocketed by a massive 346% since last month.(source-
Hindustan Times Monday, June 25, 2012)

Adiya Birla Moncy, a part of Aditya Birla Group, is betting big on
financial planning space. The company has come up with
an online financial planning service 'MyUniverse' which allows
customers to track their income, expenditure and savings.
  Apart from this, the platform also provides advice across all
investments categories and assest classes and facility
 to do the transactions such as buying or selling investments or
paying off bills.(source-Hindustan Times Saturday,
  June 16, 2012)

(PHRASE)EARLIER

EARLIER LAST DECADE
EARLIER LAST YEAR
EARLIER LAST MONTH
EARLIER LAST WEEK
EARLIER LAST DAY
EARLIER LAST HOUR


EARLIER IN THE DECADE
EARLIER IN THE YEAR
EARLIER IN THE MONTH
EARLIER IN THE WEEK
EARLIER IN THE DAY
EARLIER IN THE HOUR


EARLIER THIS DECADE
EARLIER THIS YEAR
EARLIER THIS MONTH
EARLIER THIS WEEK
EARLIER THIS DAY
EARLIER THIS HOUR

(PHRASE)OUT

OUT OF THE WAY
OUT OF BOUNDS
OUT OF CONTROL
OUT OF COURSE
OUF OF DATE
OUT OF DOORS
OUT OF HAND
OUT OF MIND
OUT OF ORDERS
OUT OF PRINT

SENTENCE PHRASE

I don't know what to
"I don't know what to do."
"I don't know what to do with mylife."
"I don't know what to do with myself."
"I don't know what to say."
"I don't know what to give."
"I don't know what to tell."
"I don't know what to search."

I don't know how to
I don't know how to put the meaning into sentence.
I don't know how to  tell them that i am unable to come.
I don't know how to explain the concept to them.
I don't know how to narrate the story to students.
I don't know how to dance with barefootedly.
I don't know how to ride a bike.

I don't know where to

I was about to

Believe it or not

PHRASE 1

FOR THE FIRST TIME
FOR THE SECOND TIME
FOR THE THIRD TIME
FOR THE FOURTH TIME
FOR THE FIFTH TIME

PROVERB

(SOME ENGLISH PROVERBS WITH THEIR HINDUSTANI EQUIVALEENT)


   A bad  man is better than a bad name.
----------------------------Bad achha badnaam bura.
   A bad workman quarrles with his tools.
----------------------------naach na ave aagan teda.
   A blind man is no judge of
colours.--------------------------------andha kya jane basant ki
bahar.
   A blind man sometimes hits the
mark.-------------------------------khabi andhe ke hath main bhi bater
lag jati hain.
   A burnt child dreads the
fire.-------------------------------------doodh ka jala chhach ya
matha phook kar peeta hai
   A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
----------------------nau nagad na terha udharh
   A cheating play never
thrives.-------------------------------------kath kee haandi ek bar
chadhti.
   A closed mouth cathes no
fly.--------------------------------------bina roye maa bhi doodh nahi
deti.
   A common horse is the worst shod.----------------------------------
   A drop in the
bucket.----------------------------------------------oot ke muh me
jeera.
   A drop in the ocean.-----------------------------------
-----------oot ke muh me jeera
   A drowning man will clutch at a
straw.-----------------------------doobte ko tinke ka sahara.
   A drowning man catches at a
straw.---------------------------------doobte ko tinke ka sahara
   A empty vessel sounds
much.----------------------------------------adhjal gagari chhalkat
jai.
   A fat purse never lacks
friends.-----------------------------------hot ki jot.
   A figure among
cyphers.--------------------------------------------andhan me kanva
raja(andho me kana raja
   A fog cannot be dispelled by a
fan.--------------------------------os chate pyas nahhi bujhati.
   A friend in need is a friend
indeed--------------------------------mitra vahi jo samay par kaam
aaway.
   A full purse never lacks
friends.----------------------------------bani ke sab mitra,bigdi ka
koi nahi.
   A guilty mind or conscience is always
suspicious.------------------chor ki dadhi me tinka
   a guilty conscience needs no
accuser.-----------------------------chor ki dadhi me tinka.
    A hard nut to
crack.----------------------------------------------lohe ke chane
chabana.
    A honey tongue, a heart of
gall.----------------------------------mukha me ram bagal me churi.
    A lie has no legs to stand
upon.----------------------------------jhooth ke paon(leg) kahan.
    A light purse is a heavy
curse.-----------------------------------nirdhan ki joru sabki bhabhi.
    A little knowledge is a dangerous
thing.--------------------------neem hakeem khatre jaan.
    A little pot is soon
hot.-----------------------------------------kamjor aadmi gussa jyada.
    A man is know by the company he
keeps.----------------------------manusya apni sangar se pahchana jata
hai.
    A nine days's wonder.---------------------------------------------
    A old dog will learn no
tricks.-----------------------------------kya boode tote bhi padte
hai.
    A prophet is not honoured in his own
country----------------------deepak tale andhera. ghar ka jogi jogna
aan gaon ka sidh.
    A robber in the garb of a
saint.----------------------------------ram nam japna paraya maal
apna.bhed ke bhesh main lomdi.
    A rolling stone gathers no
moss.----------------------------------bahta pani nirmal.
    A rotten apple injures its
companions.----------------------------ek machhali sare talab to ganda
kar deti hai
    A rotten sheep infects the whole
flock.---------------------------ek machhali sare talab to ganda kar
deti hai.
    A stitch in time saves
nine.--------------------------------------samay ka taka nau ka kam
dta hain.
    A wolf in sheep's
clothing.---------------------------------------muh main ram bagal me
churi.
    A word to the
wise------------------------------------------------akalmand ko ishara
kaafi.
    A word to the wise is
enough.-------------------------------------akalmand ko ishara kaafi.
    afetr death the
doctor.-------------------------------------------mare par vaid.
    All that glitters is not
gold.------------------------------------hathi ke dat khane ke
aurdikhane ke aur.
    All is well that ends
well.---------------------------------------ant bhala to so sab bhala.
    AN ass went to ask for horns but lost his
ears--------------------chaobe hone gaye chhabe dube hokar laute.
    an hungry man is an angry
man.------------------------------------bhooka so rookha.
    An idle mind is a devil's
workshop.-------------------------------khali man shitan ka ghar hota
hai.
    An open door tempts even a
saint.---------------------------------muft ki sarab kaji ko bhi
halal.
     As the king so are the subjects,like kinge, like subjects.--------
     As long as there is life, there is
hope--------------------------jab tak saas tab tak aas.
     As you sow , so shall you
reap.-----------------------------------jaisi karni vaisi bharni,jaisa
bauoge, vaisa katoge.
    Avarice is the root of all
evils.---------------------------------lalach buri bala hai.
    Bare words buy no barley.-----------------------------------------
    Barking dogs seldom
bite.-----------------------------------------garajne vale kabhi
baraste nahi.garajte badal kabhi baraste nahi.
    bear and forbear is
good.-----------------------------------------santosh ka fal meetha
hota hain.
    Beauty is nine days'
wonder.--------------------------------------char din ki chandani phir
andheri raat.
    Beggers and borrowers can not be
choosers.------------------------daan ki bachhia ke daat nahi dekhe
jate.
    Beneath the rose lies thee  thom.---------------------------------
    BETTER BE ALONE THAN IN BAD
COMPANY.------------------------------BURI SANGAT SE AKELA BHALA.
    better give the wool than the whole
sheep-------------------------sari deekhe jaat aadhi leeje baat.
    better late than never.-------------------------------------------
    Better wear out your shoes than your bed.-------------------------
    Better wear out than to rust
out.---------------------------------bekar se begar bala.
    better wear your shoes than your bed
clothes.---------------------bethe se begar bhali.
    Better wear out than rust out.------------------------------------
    between the devil and deep
sea.-----------------------------------idhar kuan udhar khai.
    Between tow stools we come to the ground.-------------------------
    Birds of a feather flock
together.--------------------------------chor chor mausere bhai.
    Black will take no other hue, crows are never the whiter for
washing.=soordas ki kali kamria chade na doojo rang.
    Black takes no other
hue.-----------------------------------------soordas ki kali kamria
chade na doojo rang.
    Blind of sight,called Mr
bright.----------------------------------ankho ka andha naam nainsukh.
    bloold is thicker than
water.-------------------------------------apna apna hota hain or
paraya paraya.
    builds castles in the
air.----------------------------------------hawa me mahal banana.
    but me no buts.---------------------------------------------------mere
sath agar-mgar mat karo.
    can the ethopian change his
skin?---------------------------------kahi gadha goda ban sakta hain?
    can you teach an old woman to
dance?------------------------------kahi bude tote bhi padte hain?
    care kills the
cat.-----------------------------------------------chinta buri bala
hai.chinta chita ke saman hai.
   cast in the same
mould.--------------------------------------------ek hi thali ke chate
bate.
   Casting perals before
swine.---------------------------------------andhe ke aage rona apne
nain khona.bandar kya jane adrak ka svad.
    Catch time by the
forelock.---------------------------------------beeta huan samay hath
nahi aata.
    Cattle do not die form crow's cursing.
    Charity begins at
home.-------------------------------------------andha bate revdi phir
phir apne ko de.
    child is father of the
man.---------------------------------------aaj ka ladka kal ka pita.
    chips of the same
block.------------------------------------------ek hi thali ke
chate-bate.
    Coming events cast their shadows
before.--------------------------honhar virvan ke hot chikne paat.
    Contentment is greatest
happiness.--------------------------------santosh hi param dhan hai.
    contentment is more than a
kingdom.-------------------------------santosh hi param dhan hai.
    cowards die many a time before their
death------------------------dare so mare.
    count not your chicken before they are
hatched.-------------------ghar me soot n kapas,julahe se lattham
latha.
    Crying is wilderness.---------------------------------------------bhais
ke aage been bajana.
    Cut your coat according to your
cloth.----------------------------utna paon pasariye jitni lambi saur.
    death  and a customer keep no calender.---------------------------
    death's day is doom's
day.----------------------------------------aap mare jag parlaya.
    Deep rivers move with silent majesty, shallow brooks are noisy.
    devil hides under glittering
garments.----------------------------ram naam japna paraya maal apna.
    Diamond cut
diamond.----------------------------------------------lohe ko loha
katta hain,
    distant drums sound
well.-----------------------------------------door ke dhol suhne lagte
hain.
    Do evil and look for
like.----------------------------------------kar bura to ho bura.
    Do good and cast it into the
river.-------------------------------neki kar dariya me dal.
    Do good and
forget.-----------------------------------------------neki kar kuain
me dal.
    Do not put off till tomorrow what you can do
today.---------------aaj ka kaam kal par mat chodo.

   Early sow,early
mow.-----------------------------------------------ish haath le ush
haath de
    Earth's joys and heaven's blessings
combined.---------------------aam ke aam guthali ke daam.
    East or west, home is the
best.-----------------------------------jo sukh chhaju ke chobare so n
balakh n bukhare.
    empty vessels make much
noise.------------------------------------thotha chana baje ghana.
   "Errors like straws upon the surface flow
       one in search of truth must dive below"
    Even a good marks man may
miss.-----------------------------------ghode ka savar hi girta hai.
    Even death cannot be had for the
asking.--------------------------magne se maut bhee nahi milti.
    Every cock fights best on his own
dung-hill.----------------------apni gali main kuta bhi sher hota
hain.
    Every dark could has a silver
lining.-----------------------------nirasha me bhi asha ki jhalak hoti
hain.
    Every dog has his
day.--------------------------------------------har kute ka apna samay
ata hain.
    Every potteer praises his
pot.------------------------------------apni dahi ko koi khata nahi
batata.
    Everything looks yellow to a jaundiced
eye.-----------------------saavan ke andhe ko hara hi hara deekhata
hain.
    evil cannot thrive for
ever.--------------------------------------100 din chor ke,ek din shah
ka.
    Evil got, evil spent.---------------------------------------------
    Evil pursuits bring evil
reputation.------------------------------koyle ki dalali main muha
kala.
    Example is better than
percept.-----------------------------------kathni se karni achchi.
    familiaratiy breeeds
contempt.------------------------------------kadar kho deta hai roj ka
aana jana.
    First deserve then
desire.----------------------------------------pahle yogya(kabil) bano
phir maango.
    first venture,first
loss.-----------------------------------------sie mudate hi ole pade.
    Fool  to others, to himself a sage.-------------------------------
    Forbidden fruits are
sweet.---------------------------------------parai patal ka bhat bahut
meeta lagata hai.
    Forced labour is better than
idleness.----------------------------bekar se begar bhala.
    Fortune favours the
brave.----------------------------------------boya ped babool ka,aam
kaha se hoye.
    Gather thistles and expect pickles.-------------------------------
    God's mill grinds slow but
sure.----------------------------------ishwar ke ghar der hai andher
nahi.
    God's will be done.-----------------------------------------------

   Gone is the goose that was
golden.---------------------------------vaha din gaye jab khaleel khan
phakta udte thein.
    Good health is above wealth, health is wealth.--------------------
    Good mind, good
find.---------------------------------------------aap bhala to jag
bhala.
    great boast,little
roast.-----------------------------------------oochi dukaan pheeka
pakvan.
    Great cry little
wool.--------------------------------------------oochi dukaan pheeka
pakvan.
    Greediness is an
evil.--------------------------------------------lalch buri bala hain.
    grief is the canker of
heart.-------------------------------------chinta so chita.
    grief lengthens the
hour.-----------------------------------------dukh main samay pahad.
    guilty conscience is always
suspicious.---------------------------chor ki dari me tinka. chor ko
sab chor najar ate hain..
    habit is second
nature.-------------------------------------------adat hi parkti ban
jati hain.
    Half a loaf is better than no
bread.------------------------------kuchh nahi se thoda bhala.nahi
mama se kana mama achchha.
    handsome is that handsome
does.-----------------------------------kam payare hain cham nahi.
    hard nut to
crack.------------------------------------------------lohe ke chane
chabana.
    haste makes
waste.------------------------------------------------utavla so bawla.
    Have the wits gone a wool
gathering?------------------------------kya apke akal charne gayi
hain.
    Heads i win,tails you
lose.---------------------------------------chit bhi meri pat bhi
meri.
    He breaks his wife's head and then buys plaster for
it.-----------chooha markar gobar sughana.
    He gives thrice who gives in a
trice.-----------------------------turant daan maha kalyan.
    He jests at scars who never felt a wound.-------------------------
    He, that is warm, thinks all are
so.------------------------------chor ko chor najar aate hain.
    He that is gliddy thinks the world turns
round.-------------------aap bura jag bura.
    He who would catch fish must not mind getting
weet.---------------nachne uthe to ghoonghat kaisa.
    He who would sow well, must reap
well.----------------------------kar bhala to ho bhala.
    High winds blow on high
hills.------------------------------------bade logo ki badi bate.
    His wits are gone a wool
gathering.-------------------------------uski akal charne gai.
    honesty is the best
policy.---------------------------------------immandari sabse achchhi
neeti hai.
    Hope sustains
life.-----------------------------------------------jab tak sas tab
tak aas.
    hunger is the best
sauce.-----------------------------------------bhookh main bhi chane
makhane.
    Hurry spolis
curry.-----------------------------------------------utawla so bawla.
    I talk of chalk,you talk of
cheese.-------------------------------sawal gdum,jawab chana.
    If you want a thing well done, do it your
self.-------------------bina mare swarg nahi milta.
    if the sky falls we shall gather larks.---------------------------
    Ill got, ill
spent.-----------------------------------------------chori ka maal
chori me, paap ka dhan prayashchit mein jata hain.
    Ill gotten goods seldom
prosper.----------------------------------buri kamai me barkat nahi
hoti.
    innocent have nothing to
fear.------------------------------------saach ko aach nahhi.
    Iron cuts iron.---------------------------------------------------loha
lohe ko katta hai.
    It is hard to live in rome and fight with the
pope.---------------jal me rahakar magar se bair karna uchit nahi.
    IT never rains but
pours.-----------------------------------------khuda jab deta hai
chhapar phad kar deta hai.
    It is never too late to
mend.-------------------------------------abhi kuchh nahi bigda. der
aye durst aye.
    It is no use crying over split
milk.------------------------------ab pachtaye hot kya jab chidia chug
gayee khet.
    It is useless to cry over split
milk.-----------------------------ab pachtaye hot kya jab chidia chug
gayee khet.
    It is work that makes a
workman.----------------------------------kam kam to sikhlata hai.
    It takes two to make a
quarrel.-----------------------------------ek hath se tali nahi bajti.
    jack of all trades and master of
none.----------------------------har fun mola har fun adhoora.
    Killing two birds with one
stone.---------------------------------ek path do kaaj,ek teer se do
do shikar.
    knwoledge is more powerful than mere
strength.--------------------akal badi ya bhaish.
    Let bygone be
bygone.---------------------------------------------gade murde mat
ukhado.jo hua jane do.
    Let the past bury the
dead.---------------------------------------biti tahi bisar de.
    let the sleeping dogs
lie.----------------------------------------madhumakhi ke chhato ko
mat chhedo.
    Let us see which way the wind
blows.------------------------------dekhe oot kis karvat baithata
hain.
    Life is better than
gold.-----------------------------------------jaan bachi to lakho
paye,lot kar bhudu ghar ko aye.
    Like cures like.--------------------------------------------------vish
ki dawa vish hoti hai.
    Like draws like.--------------------------------------------------chor
chor mausere bhai.
    Like father,like
son.---------------------------------------------jaisa baap ,vaisa
beta.
    Living form hand to
mouth.----------------------------------------roz kuan khodna,roz pani
peena.
   look before you
leap.----------------------------------------------bina vichare jo
kare so pachhtaye.
   love begts love.---------------------------------------------------dil
ko dil se raha.
    Make hay while the sun
shines.------------------------------------bahti ganga me hath dhona.
    Man proposes, god
disposes.---------------------------------------tere man mein kuch aur
hein data  ke kuch aur.
    Many a little makes a
mickle.-------------------------------------boond boond karke ghada
bharta hai.
    Many man, many
minds.---------------------------------------------jitne nar utni
budhi, nana muni nana mati.
    many a pickle make a a
mickle.------------------------------------boond-boond se talab bharta
hai.
    Measure for
measure.----------------------------------------------khoon ke badle
khoon.hatya ke badle phasee. jaise ko taisa.
    Might is right.---------------------------------------------------jiski
lathi uski bhais.
    misfortune seldom come
alone.-------------------------------------kangali main ata geela.
    Misfortune never comes alone or
singly.---------------------------museebat or vipda kabhi akele nahi
aati.
    Misfortune overtook me at the very
outset.------------------------mere sirmudate hi ole pade.
    Money begets
money.-----------------------------------------------dhan se dhan
kamaya jata hai.
    Money makes the mare
go.------------------------------------------daam karaye kaam.
    Much cry little
wool.---------------------------------------------uchi dukan pheeka
pakvan.
    Much ado about
nothing.-------------------------------------------lhoda pahad nikla
chuha.
    mysterious are the ways of
almighty.------------------------------kudarat ki leela
aparampar.bhagwan ki maya,kahi dhoop kahi chhaya,
    Nearer the church,farther from
god.-------------------------------chirag tale andhera.
    Need makes the old wife
trot.-------------------------------------lakdi ke bal bandariya
nache.
    necessity is the mother of
invention.-----------------------------avayashakta avishkar  ki janni
hai.
    New lords new
lords.----------------------------------------------jo ata hain apna
sika chalata hain.
    Nip the evil in the
bud.------------------------------------------burai ko prarambh me hi
daba do.
    niether fish not
fowl.--------------------------------------------aadha teetar aadha
bater.
    No one knows the weight of another's burden.----------------------
    No pains, no
gains.-----------------------------------------------bin seva ke meva
nahi milta.bina kasht ke krishan nahi milte.
    no gain without
pain.---------------------------------------------bin seva ke meva
nahi milta
    No rose without a
thorn.------------------------------------------jaha phool waha kate.
    No vice like
avarice.---------------------------------------------lalch buri bala
hai.
    Nothing succeeds like
success.------------------------------------chalti ka naam gaadi.
    Once bitten,twice
shy.--------------------------------------------doodh ka jala chhach
ya matha phook kar peeta hai.
    One fish infects the whole
water.---------------------------------ek machhali sare talab to ganda
kar deti hain.
    One flower makes no
garland.--------------------------------------ek phool se mala nahi
banti.
    one flower does not make a
garland.-------------------------------ek phool se mala nahi banti.
    One nail drives out another.--------------------------------------
    one swallow does not make a
summer.-------------------------------akela chana bhaad nahi fodta.
    One to-day is better than two to-morrow.--------------------------
    Only the wearer knows where the shoe
pinches.---------------------jiske paon a phati biwavi, so kya janne
peer parai.
    Out of sight,out of
mind.-----------------------------------------ankh ojal,pahad ojhal.
    Out of the frying pan into the fire.------------------------------
    Penny wise pound
foolish.-----------------------------------------ashrafi kee
loot,koyle par chhaap.
    physician heal
thyself.-------------------------------------------oro ko naseehat kud
ki fajeehat.
    Poverty breeds strife.--------------------------------------------
    Prevention is better than
cure.-----------------------------------ek parhej 100 illaj.
    pride goeth  before a
fall.---------------------------------------ghamandi ka sar neecha.
    pride hath a
fall.------------------------------------------------ghamadi ka sar
neech.
    practice makes a man
perfect.-------------------------------------karat-karat abhyas se
jadmat hot sujan.
    public voice is god's voice.--------------------------------------
    Puff not against the
wind.----------------------------------------aasmaan par thooka muha
par padta hai.
    Pure gold does not fear the
flame.--------------------------------saach ko aach nahi.
    Quiet not certainty for hope.-------------------------------------
    Respect yourself and you will be
respected.-----------------------apni maryad apne haath.
    Riches have
wings.------------------------------------------------lakshmi
chanchala hoti hain.
    Rod is the logic of
fools.----------------------------------------lato ke bhoot bato se
nahi mante.
    Rome was not built in a
day.--------------------------------------hatheli par sarso nahi
jamti.hatheli par dahi nahi jamti
    see which way the wind blows.-------------------------------------
    seeing is believing.----------------------------------------------hath
kangan ko arsi kya.
    Self praise is no
recommendation.---------------------------------apne muh miya mitthoo.
    silence is golden.------------------------------------------------sabse
bhala chup.
    silence is half
consent.------------------------------------------mon adhi swikriti
hain.
    slow and steady wins the
race.------------------------------------sahaj pake so meeth hoye.
    small cost and great
show.----------------------------------------kam kharch bala machine.
     Something is better than nothing.---------------------------------
     Steal a goose and give giblets in alms.--------------------------
     Strike  the iron while it is
hot.--------------------------------avsar mat chooko.
     The cheaper buyer takes no
meat.---------------------------------mahnga roya ek bar sasta roye
bar bar.
     The deeper the well, the sweeter it
is.--------------------------jitna gud daloge utna hi meetha hoga.
     The graps are
sour.----------------------------------------------khhate angoor  kaun
kayaga.
     The innocent have nothing to
fear.-------------------------------saach ko aach nahi.
     The wearer knows where the shoe pinches.-------------------------
     there are black sheep in every
society.--------------------------kabul me bhi gadhe hote hai.
     there are men and men, but every stone is not a
gem.-------------pacho unglia barabar nahi hoti hai.
     There is a world of difference between the
two.------------------jameen or asmaan ka antar.
     There is many a slip between the cup and the
lip.----------------abhi delhi door hai.
     There is something black in the
bottom.--------------------------daal main kala hain.
     There is something wrong at the
bottom.--------------------------daal main kala hain.
     think twice before you
speak.------------------------------------pahle tol peechhe bol.
     those in power commit no
sin.------------------------------------samrth ko nahi dosh gusain.
     throwing pearls before the
swine.--------------------------------andhe  ke age rone apne nain
khona.
     Time and tide wait for no
one.-----------------------------------gaya samay vapas nahi aata.
     Time and tide wait for none.-------------------------------------
     Tit for tat.-----------------------------------------------------jaise
ko taisa.
     To be at sixes and
sevens.---------------------------------------teen terha hona.
     To carry coal to
newcastle.--------------------------------------ulte baas bareli ko.
     To cast pearls before
swine.-------------------------------------bandar kya jane adrak ka
svad.
     To count one's chickens before they are hatched.----------------
     To err is human.-------------------------------------------------manushya
galti ka putla hai.
     To have bread buttered on both
sides.----------------------------dono hath ladoo.pancho unglia ghee
me.
     To kill two brids with one
stone.--------------------------------ek panth do kaaj.
     To live in rome and quarrel with
pope.---------------------------jal me rah kar magar se bair.
     To lock the stable door whne the steed is
stolen.----------------ab pachhtae hot kya jab chidiya chug gaee khet.
     To make a mountain of a mole
hill.-------------------------------raee ka pahaad banana. til ka
pahad banana.
     To make a mountain out of a mole
hill.---------------------------raee ka pahaad banana. til ka pahad
banana.
     To make castles in the
air.--------------------------------------hava me pul badhna, havaee
kile banana.
     To the pure everything is
pure.----------------------------------man changa to kathoti main
ganga.
     To rob peter ,to  pay
paul.--------------------------------------ahmad kipagdi mahmood ke
sar.gaaya markar joota daan.
     to show a clear pair of
heals.-----------------------------------rafoochakar hona.
     Tomorrow never
comes.--------------------------------------------kal kisne dekha
hain.
     Too many cooks spoil the
broth.----------------------------------bahut jogi math ujaad.
     Too much courtesy, too much
craft.-------------------------------madhur vani,dagaabaj ki nishaani
     TWO of a trade seldom
agree.-------------------------------------ek myan mein two talway
nahi samati.
     Traitors are the worst
enemies.----------------------------------ghar ka bhedi lanka dhave.
     truth is above
harm.---------------------------------------------sach ko anch nahi.
     truth is always
bitter.------------------------------------------sachi hamesh kadwa
hota hai.sachi bat chubhati hain.
     truth fears no
test.---------------------------------------------sach ko anch nahi
     Two heads never
agree.-------------------------------------------apni dafli, apna
raag.
     Two of a trade seldom
agree.-------------------------------------ek myan main do talware.
     uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown.-------------------------kothi wala roye,chhapar wala soye.
     Union is strength.-----------------------------------------------ekta
hi bal hain.
     unity is strength.-----------------------------------------------ekta
me bal hain
     Vows made in storm are forgotten in
calm.------------------------dukh me sumiran sab kare, sukh me kare na
koi.
     walls have
ears.-------------------------------------------------deewaro ke bhi
kan hote hain.
     Well begun is half
done.-----------------------------------------shri ganesh achcha ho,
to adha karya ho gaya.
     what cannot be cured must be
endoured.---------------------------gale pada dhol bajana hi padta
hai.
     what is lotted cannot be
blotted.--------------------------------bhagya ke likhe ko kaun mita
sakta hai.
     when the buffaloes fight,crops
suffer.---------------------------gehoo ke sath ghun bhi pista hain.
     When two bulls fight, it is the grass that
suffers(most).--------gehoo ke sath ghun bhi pista hain
     When two elephents fight, it is the grass that
suffers(most).----gehoo ke sath ghun bhi pista hain
     When in rome, do as romans
do.-----------------------------------jaisa desh vaisa bhesh.
     Where there is a flower there is a
thorn.------------------------jaha phool vaha kate.
     where there is a will, there is a
way----------------------------jaha chaha vaha rahan.
     while is rome,do as the romans
do.-------------------------------jaisa desh vaisa bhesh.
     while the cat is away the mice will
play.------------------------ghar wala ghar me nahi hame kisi ka dar
nahi.
     Whistling maid and crowing hen are neither fit for gods nor
men.-dhobi ka kuta na ghar ka na ghat ka.
     when  the sky falls, we shall catch
larks.-----------------------n no man tel hoye n radha nache.
     who will bell the
cat?-------------------------------------------bili ke gale main
ghanti kaun bandhega.
     Wisdom is better than
strength.----------------------------------akal badi ya bhais.
     wits have gone
woolgathering.------------------------------------kya akal charne gayi
thi.
     Uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown.-----------------------jiske sir par taj uske sir main khaj.
     your scheme will not take
here.----------------------------------yaha tumhari daal nahi gal
sakti.

idiom and phrase

A cat may look at a king
        A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
        A change is as good as a rest
        A dog is a man's best friend

        A fish always rots from the head down
        A fool and his money are soon parted
        A friend in need is a friend indeed
        A golden key can open any door
        A good beginning makes a good ending
        A good man is hard to find
        A house divided against itself cannot stand
        A house is not a home
        A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
        A leopard cannot change its spots
        A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
        A little learning is a dangerous thing
        A little of what you fancy does you good
        A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client
        A miss is as good as a mile
        A new broom sweeps clean
        A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse
        A penny saved is a penny earned
        A person is known by the company he keeps
        A picture paints a thousand words
        A place for everything and everything in its place
        A poor workman always blames his tools
        A problem shared is a problem halved
        A prophet is not recognized in his own land
        A rising tide lifts all boats
        A rolling stone gathers no moss
        A soft answer turneth away wrath
        A stitch in time saves nine
        A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is
worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in July is not worth a fly
        A thing of beauty is a joy forever
        A trouble shared is a trouble halved
        A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men
        A watched pot never boils
        A woman's place is in the home
        A woman's work is never done
        A word to the wise is enough
        Absence makes the heart grow fonder
        Absolute power corrupts absolutely
        Accidents will happen (in the best-regulated families).
        Actions speak louder than words
        Adversity makes strange bedfellows
        After a storm comes a calm

         All good things come to he who waits
        All good things must come to an end
        All is grist that comes to the mill
        All publicity is good publicity
        All roads lead to Rome
        All that glisters is not gold
        All the world loves a lover
        All things come to those who wait
        All things must pass
        All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
        All you need is love
        All's fair in love and war
        All's for the best in the best of all possible worlds
        All's well that ends well

        A miss is as good as a mile
        An apple a day keeps the doctor away
        An army marches on its stomach
        An Englishman's home is his castle
        An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
        Another day, another dollar
        Any port in a storm
        April showers bring forth May flowers
        As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it
        As you sow so shall you reap
        Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer
        Ask no questions and hear no lies
        Attack is the best form of defence


      Bad money drives out good
        Bad news travels fast
        Barking dogs seldom bite
        Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
        Beauty is only skin deep
        Beggars should not be choosers
        Behind every great man there's a great woman
        Better late than never
        Better safe than sorry
        Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't
        Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
        Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
        Better to remain silent and be thought a fool that to speak
and remove all doubt
        Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
        Big fish eat little fish
        Birds of a feather flock together
        Blood is thicker than water
        Boys will be boys
        Brevity is the soul of wit
        Business before pleasure





Caesar's wife must be above suspicion
        Carpe diem (Pluck the day; Seize the day)
        Charity begins at home
        Cheats never prosper
        Children should be seen and not heard
        Cleanliness is next to godliness
        Clothes make the man
        Cold hands, warm heart
        Comparisons are odious
        Count your blessings
        Cowards may die many times before their death
        Crime doesn't pay
        Cut your coat to suit your cloth



        Dead men tell no tales
        Devil take the hindmost
        Discretion is the better part of valour
        Distance lends enchantment to the view
        Do as I say, not as I do
        Do as you would be done by
        Do unto others as you would have them do to you
        Don't bite the hand that feeds you
        Don't burn your bridges behind you
        Don't cast your pearls before swine
        Don't change horses in midstream
        Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
        Don't cross the bridge till you come to it
        Don't cut off your nose to spite your face
        Don't keep a dog and bark yourself
        Don't let the bastards grind you down
        Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
        Don't meet troubles half-way
        Don't put all your eggs in one basket
        Don't put the cart before the horse
        Don't put new wine into old bottles
        Don't rock the boat
        Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar
        Don't throw pearls to swine
        Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs
        Don't throw the baby out with the bath water
        Don't try to walk before you can crawl
        Don't upset the apple-cart
        Don't wash your dirty linen in public
        Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom

       Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
        East is east, and west is west
        East, west, home's best
        Easy come, easy go
        Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die
        Empty vessels make the most noise
        Enough is as good as a feast
        Enough is enough
        Even a worm will turn
        Every cloud has a silver lining
        Every dog has its day
        Every Jack has his Jill
        Every little helps
        Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost
        Every man has his price
        Every picture tells a story
        Every stick has two ends
        Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
        Everything comes to him who waits


        Failing to plan is planning to fail
        Faint heart never won fair lady
        Fair exchange is no robbery
        Faith will move mountains
        Familiarity breeds contempt
        Feed a cold and starve a fever
        Fight fire with fire
        Finders keepers, losers weepers
        Fine words butter no parsnips
        First come, first served
        First impressions are the most lasting
        First things first
        Fish always stink from the head down
        Fish and guests smell after three days
        Flattery will get you nowhere
        Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
        For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the
horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost
        Forewarned is forearmed
        Forgive and forget
        Fortune favours the brave
        From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step

        Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains
        Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration
        Give a dog a bad name and hang him
        Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day...
        Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
        Give credit where credit is due
        God helps those who help themselves
        Good fences make good neighbours
        Good talk saves the food
        Good things come to those who wait
        Great minds think alike

        Half a loaf is better than no bread
        Handsome is as handsome does
        Hard cases make bad law
        Hard work never did anyone any harm
        Haste makes waste
        He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing
        He who can does, he who cannot, teaches
        He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day
        He who hesitates is lost
        He who laughs last laughs longest
        He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword
        He who pays the piper calls the tune
        He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon
        Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
        Hindsight is always twenty-twenty
        History repeats itself
        Home is where the heart is
        Honesty is the best policy
        Hope springs eternal
        Horses for courses


      If anything can go wrong, it will
        If a job is worth doing it is worth doing well
        If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again
        If God had meant us to fly he'd have given us wings
        If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers
        If it ain't broke, don't fix it
        If life deals you lemons, make lemonade
        If the cap fits, wear it
        If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go
to the mountain
        If the shoe fits, wear it
        If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
        If you can't be good, be careful
        If you can't beat em, join em
        If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen
        If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
        If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
        If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
        Ignorance is bliss
        Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
        In for a penny, in for a pound
        In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king
        In the midst of life we are in death
        Into every life a little rain must fall
        It ain't over till the fat lady sings
        It goes without saying
        It is best to be on the safe side
        It is better to give than to receive
        It is easy to be wise after the event
        It never rains but it pours
        It takes a thief to catch a thief
        It takes all sorts to make a world
        It takes one to know one
        It takes two to tango
        It's all grist to the mill
        It's an ill wind that blows no one any good
        It's better to give than to receive
        It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
        It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness
        It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive
        It's never too late
        It's no use crying over spilt milk
        It's no use locking the stable door after the horse has bolted
        It's the early bird that catches the worm
        It's the empty can that makes the most noise
        It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease

        Jack of all trades, master of none
        Judge not, that ye be not judged

         Keep your chin up
        Keep your powder dry

       Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone
        Laughter is the best medicine
        Least said, soonest mended
        Less is more
        Let bygones be bygones
        Let not the sun go down on your wrath
        Let sleeping dogs lie
        Let the buyer beware
        Let the dead bury the dead
        Let the punishment fit the crime
        Let well alone
        Life begins at forty
        Life is just a bowl of cherries
        Life is what you make it
        Life's not all beer and skittles
        Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
        Like father, like son
        Little pitchers have big ears
        Little strokes fell great oaks
        Little things please little minds
        Live for today for tomorrow never comes
        Look before you leap
        Love is blind
        Love makes the world go round
        Love thy neighbour as thyself
        Love will find a way


       Make hay while the sun shines
        Make love not war
        Man does not live by bread alone
        Manners maketh man
        Many a little makes a mickle
        Many a mickle makes a muckle
        Many a true word is spoken in jest
        Many hands make light work
        March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb
        March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers
        Marriages are made in heaven
        Marry in haste, repent at leisure
        Might is right
        Mighty oaks from little acorns grow
        Misery loves company
        Moderation in all things
        Monday's child is fair of face,
            Tuesday's child is full of grace,
            Wednesday's child is full of woe,
            Thursday's child has far to go,
            Friday's child is loving and giving,
            Saturday's child works hard for its living,
            And a child that's born on the Sabbath day
            Is fair and wise and good and gay.


           Money doesn't grow on trees
        Money is the root of all evil
        Money isn't everything
        Money makes the world go round
        Money talks
        More haste, less speed
        Music has charms to soothe the savage breast


         Nature abhors a vacuum
        Necessity is the mother of invention
        Needs must when the devil drives
        Ne'er cast a clout till May be out
        Never give a sucker an even break
        Never go to bed on an argument
        Never judge a book by its cover
        Never let the sun go down on your anger
        Never look a gift horse in the mouth
        Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
        Never speak ill of the dead
        Never tell tales out of school
        Nine tailors make a man
        No man can serve two masters
        No man is an island
        No names, no pack-drill
        No news is good news
        No one can make you feel inferior without your consent
        No pain, no gain
        No rest for the wicked
        Nothing is certain but death and taxes
        Nothing succeeds like success
        Nothing venture, nothing gain


        Oil and water don't mix
        Old soldiers never die, they just fade away
        Once a thief, always a thief
        Once bitten, twice shy
        One good turn deserves another
        One half of the world does not know how the other half lives
        One hand washes the other
        One man's meat is another man's poison
        One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
        One law for the rich and another for the poor
        One swallow does not make a summer
        One volunteer is worth ten pressed men
        One year's seeding makes seven years weeding
        Only fools and horses work
        Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door
        Out of sight, out of mind


         Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil
        Patience is a virtue
        Pearls of wisdom
        Penny wise and pound foolish
        People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
        Physician, heal thyself
        Possession is nine points of the law
        Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely
        Practice makes perfect
        Practice what you preach
        Prevention is better than cure
        Pride goes before a fall
        Procrastination is the thief of time
        Put your best foot forward


        Rain before seven, fine before eleven
        Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning,
shepherd's warning
        Revenge is a dish best served cold
        Revenge is sweet
        Rob Peter to pay Paul
        Rome wasn't built in a day

 See a pin and pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck; see a
pin and let it lie, bad luck you'll have all day
        See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
        Seeing is believing
        Seek and ye shall find
        Set a thief to catch a thief
        Share and share alike
        Shrouds have no pockets
        Silence is golden
        Slow but sure
        Softly, softly, catchee monkey
        Spare the rod and spoil the child
        Speak as you find
        Speak softly and carry a big stick
        Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
        Still waters run deep
        Strike while the iron is hot
        Stupid is as stupid does
        Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan



        Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves
        Talk is cheap
        Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear
        Tell the truth and shame the Devil
        That which does not kill us makes us stronger
        The age of miracles is past
        The apple never falls far from the tree
        The best defence is a good offence
        The best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley
        The best things in life are free
        The bigger they are, the harder they fall
        The bottom line is the bottom line
        The boy is father to the man
        The bread always falls buttered side down
        The child is the father of the man
        The cobbler always wears the worst shoes
        The course of true love never did run smooth
        The customer is always right
        The darkest hour is just before the dawn
        The devil finds work for idle hands to do
        The devil looks after his own
        The early bird catches the worm
        The end justifies the means
        The exception which proves the rule
        The female of the species is more deadly than the male
        The fruit does not fall far from the tree
        The good die young
        The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
        The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
        The husband is always the last to know
        The labourer is worthy of his hire
        The law is an ass
        The leopard does not change his spots
        The longest journey starts with a single step
        The more the merrier
        The more things change, the more they stay the same
        The only good Indian is a dead Indian
        The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings
        The pen is mightier than sword
        The price of liberty is eternal vigilance
        The proof of the pudding is in the eating
        The road to hell is paved with good intentions
        The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot
        The squeaking wheel gets the grease
        The truth will out
        The way to a man's heart is through his stomach
        There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream
        There are none so blind as those, that will not see
        There are two sides to every question
        There but for the grace of God, go I
        There's a time and a place for everything
        There's an exception to every rule
        There's always more fish in the sea
        There's honour among thieves
        There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
        There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
        There's more than one way to skin a cat
        There's no accounting for tastes
        There's no fool like an old fool
        There's no place like home
        There's no smoke without fire
        There's no such thing as a free lunch
        There's no such thing as bad publicity
        There's no time like the present
        There's none so blind as those who will not see
        There's none so deaf as those who will not hear
        There's nowt so queer as folk
        There's one born every minute
        There's safety in numbers
        They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind
        Third time lucky
        Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it
        Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
        Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas
        Time and tide wait for no man
        Time flies
        Time is a great healer
        Time is money
        Time will tell
        'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all
        To err is human; to forgive divine
        To every thing there is a season
        To the victor go the spoils
        To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive
        Tomorrow is another day
        Tomorrow never comes
        Too many cooks spoil the broth
        Truth is stranger than fiction
        Truth will out
        Two blacks don't make a white
        Two heads are better than one
        Two is company, but three's a crowd
        Two wrongs don't make a right


            Variety is the spice of life
        Virtue is its own reward


             Walls have ears
        Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs
        Waste not want not
        What can't be cured must be endured
        What goes up must come down
        What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
        What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
        When in Rome, do as the Romans do
        When the cat's away the mice will play
        When the going gets tough, the tough get going
        When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a
splash;            when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect
a soak
        What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over
        Where there's a will there's a way
        Where there's muck there's brass
        While there's life there's hope
        Whom the Gods love die young
        Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
        Women and children first
        Wonders will never cease
        Work expands so as to fill the time available
        Worrying never did anyone any good



       You are never too old to learn
        You are what you eat
        You can have too much of a good thing
        You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
        You can't have your cake and eat it
        You can't get blood out of a stone
        You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear
        You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
        You can't make bricks without straw
        You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
        You can't teach an old dog new tricks
        You can't judge a book by its cover
        You can't win them all
        You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
        You pays your money and you takes your choice
        Youth is wasted on the young