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Common Proverbs Meaning BasedSet 15

1What does knowledge do? 8:1

2..... stay the night if it's too difficult to get home.

3What does "radix malorum est cupiditas" mean?

4Which saying highlights that effort today affects security in old age?

5What is the word missing in the idioms/proverbJack of all, master of none

6I noticed the guitar wasn't made of real wood, but I didn't say anything. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

7"Not all that glitters is gold", how is this apply to news?

8According to the old saying, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with ..... " what?

9Choose the suitable proverb.Hamzah is a naughty boy since he was in year one until now. As the saying goes .....

10There is a proverb that says " ..... is a virtue."

11Read the following sentences and choose the best answer for the blank. The company has survived previous disasters. So .....

12What does the phrase 'rhyme or reason' mean?

13Fast hand

14Cheer up, these problems have a way of working out.Choose the meaning of the phrase have a way of doing sth.

15Sometimes things that happen in real life can be more bizarre than things that happen in fictional stories. What saying and phrases best matches this meaning.

16Absence makes the heart ..... fonder

17Which sentence below is a proverb?

18The dictum "less is bore" belongs to?

19Finish the saying: "He who pays the piper ..... "

20Which of the following proverbs is most clearly supported by research on social attraction?

21Who are the weepers? (in the proverbs)

22Complete the proverb. 'Every cloud has a ..... '.

23It's ....., you should think of how to tell your mum about what you've done.

24Which proverb warns that delays can cause lost opportunities?

25Arun always tells the truth because he believes that .....

26..... in Rome, do as the Romans do.

27Cliche means:

28What is tall when it's young, but short when it's old?

29Mrs. Butuan, a Social Studies teacher, is known in her area as the "knower of Social Studies." She is the person to ask whenever there are queries related to Social Studies. She has an answer for every question. She is a

30The adage laughter is the best medicine means .....

31I did not understand the meaning of the proverb ..... until I realised the number of mistakes I had made in my report which was hurriedly done.

32The devil is in the details

33Better safe than sorry

34Which of the following is a proverb that advises people to adapt to the customs of a place they are visiting?

35What is the meaning of this idiom, adage or proverb?Let bygones be bygones.

36Dr. King was previously nominated for two Grammys in the spoken-word category for recordings of "I Have a Dream" and " ..... "

37There was once an ugly duckling. The other ducks laughed at her, and she felt ashamed. However, as she grew, they saw that she was not a duck at all. Instead, she grew into a beautiful swan. What is the moral of this story?

38In Oaxaca we drink Mezcal in wedding to celebrate as .....

39Stories that are passed down from generation to generation.

40What are "half-baked ideas?"

41Which of the proverbs given in the choice s below means the same as the following sentence?You should be happy with what you have, even if it is less than what you want.

42Alma mater

43This above all: to thine own self be

44Which expression has a fully transferred meaning?

45In "It's a Wonderful Life" how do you know that an angel has received his wings?

46What does "down to earth" mean in describing a person?

47The truth in every myth

48Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom, If there is no correct meaning given, E (i.e.) 'None of these' will be the answer.To play second fiddle

49Complete the line: "Blasts the newborn infant's ..... "

50I haven't seen him for weeks, but I don't really worry about him. Everyone knows .....

51Which of the following best restates the meaning of the saying: "The child is the father of the man?"

52He that keepeth his way..?

53What do we call a situation in which a person is forced to make a choice, even though there is no good choice to make

54What does "Vox Populi" stand for?

55A phrase that presents a figurative meaning; well-known saying

56"Foregone conclusion" comes from Othello.We use this phrase today to mean:

57Which wise saying is included in Malala's speech?

58Which proverb equates careful planning at the start with successful outcomes?

59Something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow.

60To infinity

61Phrase or thought that is overused and is easily recognizable