Don't put all your eggs in one basket

Mr Ha is a very rich and famous guy.
He owns a lot of money and properties in Kangar at a very young age.
If you happen to be in Kangar, you can ask anyone and surely everybody know him.

One day, Mr Ha went to see a fortune teller to foresee his future.
The astrologer said to him "The next time you get a business deal, you must give your all as this will make you the richest man in the world !".
Hearing that, Mr Ha felt so ecstatic since he always wanted to be the richest man in the world.
He is not satisfied with what he has and think it is not enough.

A year after he met a very beauiful lady named Zuli, she is a businesswoman from China.
They became good friends and enjoy each others company. After a while, Zuli proposed to Mr Ha that they start a business together selling horses. Upon hearing that, Mr Ha remembered the words of the fortune teller and he thinks thisis the ooportunity for him to be the richest man in the world!

So, he sold all of his propoerties and invested his fortune in the business. His investment doubled from the profit of selling the horses in only 2 months, so he thought he must carry on the business. He said to himself "the fortune teller was right, if I continue for anothe year then may be I can gain a lot more!"

All of the sudden, there is a virus outbreak and killed all of the spreads among they horses they bred. This came as a shock to Mr Ha because he was not prepared and already invested everything into the business. Now he has nothing left, his company was declared bankrupt and his properties were seized by the banks he owed. He became so poor and not even buy his meals.
Mr Ha regretted that he put everything he had in the business. He should have saved some for the future.

As the saying goes, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket".

Story of Idioms...

Peter is the blue eyed boy in the English class. He always get extra attention from our teachers and adored by many.

This makes him to horse around so much during the lesson. He knows that they will never punish him and would be lenient no matter what he does. We don't really mind and in fact we enjoy having Peter in the class because he is out going and takes the attention away from us. Everyday we hope he's in the pink of health so he could attend the classes and cheer us up.

More on Collective Nouns

Replace the underlined words with suitable collective nouns and rewrite the
sentences.


1. A lot of people gathered on the beach.


2. The man took his wife and children to the zoo.


3. The group of cows grazed on the hill.


4. The teacher told a story to the group of students.


5. The number of sailors stood on the deck.


6. The captain led his group of players to the ground.


7. The dog helped the shepherd guard his group of sheep.


8. The violent group of people pelted stones.


9. The children gave granny a collection of flowers.


10. The general led his victorious group of soldiers home.

Correct Answer:
1. A crowd gathered on the beach
2. The man took his family to the zoo
3. The herd grazed on the hill
4. The teacher told a story to the class
5. The crew stood on the deck
6. The captain led his team to the ground
7. The dog helped the shepherd guard his flock
8. The mob pelted stones
9. The children gave a granny a bouquet
10.The general led his victorious army home

Collective Nouns

Pick out the collective nouns in the following sentence and write them in the comment thread. The first is already done for you.

1. The general led the army to the war-front.

2. The crowd was thrilled to see their favorite player.

3. The carpenter had his set of tools with him.

4. The innocent man was acquitted by the jury.

5. We saw a fleet of ships sailing on the sea.

6. Uncle took his family to the circus.

7. The police managed to control the mob.

8. The committee voted against the resolution.

9. The whole nation celebrated Indian victory.

10. A troupe of monkeys hid among the clump of trees.

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

What do these colors mean to you?

Do they reflect any of your feelings?

Please respond on the comment section

Green
Blue
Purple
White
Black
Yellow



Next, try the quizzes on these websites to test your knowledge on English Idioms ;)


http://www.englishmedialab.com/cloze/coloridiom/index.html

http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcolor.htm

The two pictures represent a couple of Idioms in English language... Can you guess the meanings?

write your opinions about the pictures in here.

Picture A

Picture B