PROVERBS, SIMILES, IDIOMS

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

said when you recognize that you should not risk losing something you already have by trying to get something you think might be better

(có k giữ mất ráng chịu)

A friend in need is a friend in deed

a friend who helps you when you really need help is a true friend

a stitch in time saves nine

làm liền thì ít việc, đừng để nước đến chân mới nhảy

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

when you are away from somebody that you love, you love them even more

actions speak louder than word

what a person actually does means more than what they say they will do

All roads lead to Rome

all the methods of doing sth will achieve the same result in the end

All that glitters is not gold

chớ thấy sáng mà ngỡ là vàng

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

Ăn miếng trả miếng

Beauty is but skin deep

Tốt gỗ hơn tốt nước sơn

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

vẻ đẹp nằm trong mắt kẻ si tình, thích thì thấy điểm tốt, ghét thì toàn điểm xấu

Beggars must not be choosers

Ăn mày còn đòi xôi gấc

Birds of a feather flock together

People of the same sort are found together, vật họp theo loài

blood is thicker than water

một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã

Clothes do not make the man

Đừng trông mặt mà bắt hình dong

don't count your chickens before they hatched

You should not count on something before it happens

Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs

trứng mà đòi khôn hơn vịt

Empty vessels make the most noise

people who talk a lot and frequently express their opinions are often stupid(thùng rỗng kêu to)

Every cloud has a silver lining

Trong cái rủi có cái may

familiarity breeds contempt

people do not respect someone they know well enough to know his or her faults

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread

the inexperienced get involved in situations that wiser people would avoid

He was the only one to try to solve that problem. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread

Look before you leap

think carefully about what you are about to do before you do it

Nhìn rồi hẵng nhảy

Make hay while the sun shines

take advantage of the chance to do sth while conditions are still good

Many hands make light work

nhiều tay nhẹ việc

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today

việc hôm nay chớ để ngày mai