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J4mes_bond25 Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Proverbs Interpretation ???

Having spent the last few months towards the phrases & its origin, in particular, I came across good number of Proverbs, along with it, however, I wonder if anyone can provide me with the possible interpretation (or indeed, interpretations, if it could mean more than just one thing), of the following Proverbs.

  1. A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle
  2. A watched kettle/pot never boils (but unwatched kettle over boils)
  3. Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies OR Ask no questions and hear no lies
  4. April showers bring May flowers
  5. A creaking door/gate hangs long/longest
  6. Advice when most needed is least heeded.
  7. A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all
  8. A good surgeon has an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand
  9. A guilty conscience needs no accuser
  10. A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on
  11. All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet
  12. All flowers are not in one garland
  13. All frills and no knickers
  1. Bread is the staff of life
  2. Bitter pills may have blessed effects
  3. Better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
  4. Beer before liquor, you'll never be sicker, but liquor before beer and you're in the clear
  5. Beauty is only skin deep (but ugly goes straight to the bone

  1. Chance favours the prepared mind
  2. Cider on beer, never fear; beer upon cider, makes a bad rider
  3. Close only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades
  4. Cobbler, stick to thy last
  5. Common sense ain't common
  6. Cross the stream where it is the shallowest
  7. Cry me a river, Build me a Bridge and GET OVER IT
  8. Curiosity killed the cat
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


  

Top answer

Hi, I'll start, with some of them. Perhaps other people will help. A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle A fish doesn't need a bicycle.

— Clive

  • Hi, I'll start, with some of them.
  • Perhaps other people will help.
  • A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle A fish doesn't need a bicycle.
  • A woman doesn't need a man.
  • A watched kettle/pot never boils If you wait impatiently for something, the time seems longer than if you wait without impatience.
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Hi,

I'll start, with some of them. Perhaps other people will help.

  1. A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle A fish doesn't need a bicycle. A woman doesn't need a man.
  2. A watched kettle/pot never boils If you wait impatiently for something, the time seems longer than if you wait without impatience.
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  1. A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle
    A woman who is fed up with men and is convince that they are totally useless would say this. Just like a bicycle is of no use to a fish.

  2. A watched kettle/pot never boils (but unwatched kettle over boils)>>
    When you are anxious for something to happen, then time magically seems to stand still. An example is, if y
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CliveHi,

I'll start, with some of them. Perhaps other people will help.
  1. A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle A fish doesn't need a bicycle. A woman doesn't need a man.
  2. A watched kettle/pot never boils If you wait impatiently for something, the time seems longer than if you wait wi
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Hey Danyoo, Thank you very much for your detailed explanation along with the example, which made it easier to UNDERSTAND it to the extent that I can recall it at the right moment, without needing to simply MEMORISING it.
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I'll try my bidEmotion: smile but I have no idea about 4 of them....

Savvy

  1. Bread is the staff of life
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  1. Bread is the staff of life Comes from the Bible. Bread is the staple on which life depends.
  2. Bitter pills may have blessed effects
  3. Better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
  4. Beer before liquor, you'll never be sicker, but liquor before beer and y
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