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Mateja Posted 19 years ago
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English proverbs

0Hello!02br
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00I am a student of English, preparing myself for an exam and I couldn't find the meanings of the following proverbs in the dictionary:02br
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00-it takes one to no one/set a thief to catch a thief02br
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00-do as I say,not as I do02br
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00-a hedge between keeps friendship green02br
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00-an old poacher makes the best keeper02br
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00Thank you for your help 050010id1
  

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0Hi Mateja!02br
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00I know only one of these proverbs : "01i00it takes one to no one/set a thief to catch a thief"02i02br
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00and for me it means that you have to think in the same way of a thief to catch a thief and so you are similar at him (in your innerside).0-
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0Thank you Gaia050010id1
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0Wait to thank me ... I don't know for sure if an english speaker will mean the same as me!02br
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01cite10Mateja12cite10Hello!12br
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10I am a student of English, preparing myself for an exam and I couldn't find the meanings of the following proverbs in the dictionary:12br
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10-11font10it takes one to no one12font10/set a thief to catch a thief
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0Thanks a lot Feebs!!!02br
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00Would it be possible to give me also a couple of sentences using these proverbs in them?0-
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0Proverbs aren't quite like idioms. They stand on their own. You don't really use them in a sentence.0-
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0Ok...thank you!050010id1
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