Thursday, February 19, 2009

Do you know what these sentences mean?


1) Don't put all your eggs in one basket


2) Every dog has its day


3) Birds of a feather flock together



4) An idle brain is the devil's workshop

Try the quizzes below and see how u fare !

Have fun...


http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/languages/proverb.htm

http://www.lingolex.com/proverbs.html

15 comments:

  1. 1.Don't risk everything all at once, we must be careful.
    2.Everyone gets a chance eventually. Every dog has its day. You may become famous and rich someday.
    3.Similar people tend to associate with each other. So like a birds who flock together, human who have some similiarity tends to make a specific group.
    4.One who has nothing to do will be tempted to do many mischievous acts.

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  2. 1.Don't put all your eggs in one basket-> i think it means don't put all your problems in one condition/situation or you'll go crazy.

    2.Every dog has its day-> i think it means every animal has their own life.

    3.Birds of a feather flock together-> i think it means you have to work on group to make your work easier

    4.An idle brain is the devil's workshop-> i think it means when you dont have anything to do you'll think about bad things

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  3. 1. don't mix every problems in one condition
    2. everything has it's own time or day
    3. go with toghether is better than alone
    4. a lazy guy is like a devil while they work because they do nothing.

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  4. 1) Don't put all your eggs in one basket
    ( Hey guys,the space not enough,please come out!This is my space!!)
    2) Every dog has its day
    (Finally,the bad person will be punished)
    3) Birds of a feather flock together
    (You know,unite is power!)
    4) An idle brain is the devil's workshop
    (Employment:Lazy man ,work for me! Attention only for lazy man!)

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  6. 1...you may do things one by one,you can't swallow an elephant for one meal.
    2...Your emotion is not always feeling good,so be careful to do something, think twice!!
    3...this is a united group..
    4...If you don't put more effort to your young time,your fate will be controled by other people.

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  7. 1.Give some space to relax .
    2.Every person will die. so enjoy your life don't leave any pity in this word .
    3.Unity is strength.
    4.Use your time suitable

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  8. 1.It means you need to reserve one idea of all your view.Don't put all problems together.

    2.Everything has its own law.

    3.It means people have the same general idea,they will together.

    4.It expiains lazy is very bad thing.You will stop your think about.

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  9. (1)don't risk everything at once...
    (2)every person will make their dreams come ture...
    (3)if people do something together it will be much easily...
    (4)more lazy you are, less smart you will become...

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  10. i think...

    1) don't put all your eggs in one basket :
    don't mixed up your problems all at one
    try to solve it one by one

    2) every dog has its day :
    everyone has something whether its good or bad nor like and dislike

    3) birds of a fleather flock together :
    every one can't live alone,they need each other.

    4) an idle brain is the devil's workshop :
    it means if we're lazy to work or to do something,then a bad thing will come up an ruined ur brain.

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  11. 1.Prepare yourself for both eventualities when you do everything.
    2.Evil is rewarded with evil.
    3.Union is strength.
    4.Reward lies ahead of diligence, but nothing is gained by indolence.

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  12. what a confusing sentences !

    1) it means that u cannot put all of your problems together , but you have to solve it one by one to make it easier.

    2) well,i think it means that everyone has its own life , like or dislike , good or bad, we have to accept our own fate .

    3) everybody needs everybody , we can't stand by our own , so we have to live peacefully in group .

    4) we shouldn't be lazy then , because if we were lazy it means that we give chances for the devil to keep ruining our life .

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  13. 1):Don't think someting in one way.
    2):Everyone has the same day!!
    3):What kind of person has what kind of friend!
    4):Don't waste you time, became a diligent person!

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  14. 1.one egg have one basket
    2.everybody has their own life
    3.unite is power
    4.you don't wamt to do anything you'll become bad

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  15. 1)don't put everything in one place,if it lost,you will have nothing.
    2)every person has one chance to improve their life,dogs also have,please catch ur own chance.
    3)same as people who need live with others.
    4)people need do many things to rich their life,if nothing to do,people will have bad mind to think some bad things to do.

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