Basic Civil Engineering first year Notes- Chapter 4 Building.pptx
English proverbs
1. Every dog has itsday
New broomssweep clean
Man proposes, God disposes
When in Rome do as the Romans do
Grasp all lose all
He laughs best wholaughs last
One man's deathisanother man's breath
Half a loafisbetterthan no bread
The proof of the pudding is in the eating
Out of sight out of mind
Money makes money
A stitch in time savesnine
Spare the rod and spoil the child
2. anydoor come fromitwind Close it
what drops fromyouwillneverclimbsyouagain
fromyourmouth to the door of the sky )
force behindyournose
if you go up itis the mustach and if you go down itis the beard
look to the goat face and getmilk
The absent party is not faulty>>>>
Actions speaklouderthanwords>>>>
Add fuel to the fire>>>>
Address people in the languagetheycanunderstand>>>>
Adviceisever in want>>>>
After black clouds, clearweather>>>>
Always has been, alwayswillbe>>>>
Aftergreat effort, heexplainedthat water is water>>>>
Birds of featherflocktogether>>>>
A chip of the old block>>>>
Charitybeginsat home>>>>
Do as youwouldbedone>>>>
Cutyourcoataccording to yourcloth>>>>
Conciliation is the matter of the law>>>>
A creakinggatehangs long>>>>
Do good and castitinto the sea>>>>
Easy come, easy go>>>>
The end justifies the means>>>>
Everytide has itsebb>>>>
It is the end thatcounts>>>>
To errishuman>>>>
Everycloud has a silverlining>>>>
Don’t put yourhead in the lions mouth>>>>
A friend in needis a friendindeed>>>>
A flash in the pan>>>>
No gains without pains>>>>
When a womanstealsyour man, thereis no betterrevengethan to let herkeephim
Never regret. If it's good, it'swonderful. If it'sbad, it'sexperience
The stupidneitherforgivenorforget; the naïve forgive and forget; the wiseforgive but do not
forget.
Forgiveyourenemies, but never, neverforgettheirnames
The weakcanneverforgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong
Forgive the people who truly love you and love the people who truly forgive you
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent
3. Forewarned is forearmed
Give the devil his due
Don't wash your dirty linen in public
There's no contenting some people
Birds of a feather flock together
Talk of the devil and he'll appear
Actions speak louder than words
Charity begins at home
If wishes were horses, beggars might ride
Union is strength
The rotten apple injures its neighbors
Beauty is skin deep
A hungry man is an angry man
Love is blind
Patience is a remedy for every grief
A friend in need is a friend indeed
Make a virtue of necessity
4. A cat may look at a king (comment: I'm not sure about this one)
Eye for an Eye, life for a life
The end justifies the means
Like father like son