Wonderlic English proverbs Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+ Actions speaks louder than words. - Answers Prove what you say by your actions.Give someone an inch, he/she will take a mile. - Answers If you give someone a little of something, he/she will try to take a lot more Let bygones be bygones - Answers Let's forget what happened in the past.The shoe is on the other foot. - Answers The situation is reversed. My technical lead is now my employee. Suddenly, the shoe is on the other foot.When it rains, it pours. - Answers When an event occurs, it occurs with great intensity and frequency.A friend in need is a friend indeed. - Answers A friend who is helpful in times of hardship is a true friend.A watched pot never boils. - Answers If you wait for something to happen, it will never happen.Absence makes the heart grow fonder. - Answers People, places, or things become more valuable the longer they are absent.All's fair in love and war. - Answers When two people are fighting to win the love of someone else, there are no rules of fair play.All's well that ends well. - Answers As long as there is a happy outcome, the struggle to it is worthwhile.Beggars can't be choosers. - Answers People who are given something for free can't be selective.Better late than never. - Answers It's better to do something late than not do it at all.Better safe than sorry. - Answers It's better to do something cautiously then to suffer the consequences later.Blood is thicker than water. - Answers Loyalty is to the family first.Close, but no cigar. - Answers Being partially accurate is still inaccurate.Crime doesn't pay. - Answers Whatever the outcome, it's not worth committing a crime.Curiosity killed the cat. - Answers People who are too inquisitive and meddlesome can get themselves into trouble.Don't count your chickens before they hatch. - Answers Don't assume success until it actually happens.Don't put all your eggs in one basket. - Answers Don't gamble your possibility of success on one goal since failure could mean losing everything.Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. - Answers People who go to bed early are healthier, wealthier, and wiser than people who go to bed late. 1 / 2
Easy come, easy go. - Answers Anything the can be easily aquired, can be easily taken away.Every [gray] cloud has a silver lining. - Answers Bad events are always followed by good events.Every dog has its day. - Answers Every person will have his moment of glory.Honesty is the best policy. - Answers You'll always get the best results if you're honest.If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. - Answers If you don't succeed in doing something the first time, keep on trying.It takes two to tango. - Answers It takes two people to do certain activities.Money is the root of all evil. - Answers Money causes all the problems in the world.Necessity is the mother of invention. - Answers If you're desperate enough, you'll find a way to accomplish anything.Nothing ventured, nothing gained. - Answers If you don't attempt something difficult, you'll never benefit from the potential rewards.Practice makes perfect. - Answers You can only perfect your skills by practicing.Practice what you preach. - Answers Take the same advice you give to others.Seeing is believing. - Answers I'll believe it when I see it.The early bird gets the worm. - Answers The person who begins his work the earliest gets all the opportunities and the most accomplished.There are plenty of other fishes in the sea. - Answers There are many other opportunities in the world.There's more than one way to skin a cat. - Answers There are many ways to achieve one's goal. There are lots of right ways to do something.To kill two birds with one stone. - Answers To accomplish two goals in one deed.Variety is the spice of life. - Answers People's differences make the world interesting.We'll cross that bridge when we come/get to it. - Answers We'll face that problem when it arises.When the cat's away, the mice will play. - Answers When the authorities are gone, mischief begins.Where there's a will, there's a way. - Answers If something is desired enough, a means will be found to achieve it.You can't judge a book by its cover. - Answers You can't judge something by how it looks on the outside.
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