Proverb
101nothing\ succeeds\ like\ success — proverb Success in one thing makes success in other things easier; people like a successful person. The girls all like Bob because he is football captain. Nothing succeeds like success …
102one\ man's\ meat\ is\ another\ man's\ poison — proverb What is good for one person is not necessarily good for another. Even though Jeff likes to swim in ice cold water, his brother tun hates it. this is understandable, however, because one s man s meat is another man s poison. Contrast: what …
103out\ of\ sight,\ out\ of\ mind — proverb If one doesn t see something for an extended period of time, one tends to forget about it. After Caroline moved out of town, Ray soon found other women to date. As the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind …
104out\ of\ the\ frying\ pan\ into\ the\ fire — proverb Out of one trouble into worse trouble; from something bad to something worse. The movie cowboy was out of the frying pan into the fire. After he escaped from the robbers, he was captured by Indians …
105penny\ wise\ and\ pound\ foolish — proverb Wise or careful in small things but not careful enough in important things. Mr. Smith s fence is rotting and falling down because he wouldn t spend money to paint it. He is penny wise and pound foolish …
106people\ who\ live\ in\ glass\ houses\ should\ not\ throw\ stones — proverb Do not complain about other people if you are as bad as they are. Mary says that Betty is jealous, but Mary is more jealous herself. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones …
107pride\ must\ take\ a\ pinch — proverb One must endure the minor pains and hardships one encounters while being made pretty. Mother, Sue cried, stop pulling my hair! Just a moment, young lady, the mother answered, while combing her hair. Don t you know that pride must take a… …
108proof\ of\ the\ pudding\ is\ in\ the\ eating — proverb Only through actual experience can the value of something be tested. He was intrigued by the ads about the new high mileage sports cars. Drive one, sir, the salesman said. the proof of the pudding is in the eating …
109rolling\ stone\ gathers\ no\ moss — proverb A person who changes jobs or where he lives often will not be able to save money or things of his own. Uncle Willie was a rolling stone that gathered no moss. He worked in different jobs all over the country …
110Rome\ wasn't\ built\ in\ a\ day — proverb Great things are not accomplished overnight; great deeds take a long time. A takes a long time to write a successful novel, but don t worry; Rome wasn t built in a day, as the saying goes …