Kumpulan proverb peribahasa bahasa Inggris bersama arti / makna Part A
The proverbs The meaning
| A bad tree does not yield good apples. | If the source is bad, the results will also be bad |
| A bad workman blames his tools. | Unsuccessful people do not take responsibility for their failures. |
| A bird in hand is worth two in a bush. | Don't throw away your security on a gamble. |
| A broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound. | When trust is lost the relationship will never fully recover. |
| A burden of one's own choice is not felt. | Things we choose to do, do not seem difficult. |
| A burnt child dreads the fire. | People avoid repeating bad experiences. |
| A cat has nine lives. | Cats are remarkably resilient. |
| A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. | Every member of a group is important to its success. |
| A change is as good as a rest. | A change in routine can be as refreshing as a break or a holiday. |
| A dry March, a wet April and a cool May fill barn and cellar and bring much hay. | When the weather is dry in March, wet in April and cool in May, farmers will have a rich harvest |
| A fault confessed is half redressed. | When you admit fault, you are on your way to repairing the damage you caused. |
| A flower blooms more than once. | Opportunities lost may well come again. |
| A fool and his money are (soon) easily parted. | A greedy person is easy to cheat. |
| A fool at forty is a fool forever. | A person who hasn't matured by the age of 40 will never mature. |
| A friend in need is a friend indeed. | Someone who helps you when you are in trouble is a real friend. |
| A friend to all is a friend to none. A friend's eye is a good mirror. | A person who is friendly to everyone has no real friends. We can trust our friends to tell us the truth. |
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| A good example is the best sermon. | What you do is more convincing than what you say. |
| A good beginning makes a good end. | Prepare carefully and you will be successful. |
| A good conscience is a soft pillow. | You sleep well when you have nothing to be guilty about. |
| A guilty conscience needs no accuser. | When you have done wrong, you feel guilty even if nobody else knows, |
| A hungry belly has no ears. | Feed the hungry if you want them to listen to you. |
| A hungry wolf is fixed to no place. | Nobody is safe from people who are desperate. |
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| A leopard cannot change its spots. | People don't change. |
| A lie begets a lie. | Telling one lie leads to more lying. |
| A little fire is quickly trodden out. | Handle problems while they are small.. |
| A loaded wagon makes no noise. | Wealthy people do not talk about their money. |
| A loveless life is living death. | Without love, we are not really alive. |
| A man can die but once. | Do not fear death. |
| A man is as old as he feels himself to be. | Psychological age is more important than chronological age. |
| A man is known by the company he keeps. | A person's character is judged by his or her friends. |
| A monkey in silk is a monkey no less. | Don't be fooled by fine clothes; the person wearing them has not changed. |
| A new broom sweeps clean. | A new leader eliminates people who don't cooperate with him. |
| A dilema shared is a dilema halved. | Problems see less worrisome when you discuss them with someone sympathetic. |
| A rising tide lifts all boats. | When conditions improve, everyone benefits. |
| A rolling stone gathers no moss | People who avoid ties remain independent. |
| A rotten apple spoils the barrel. | A dishonest or immoral person influences everyone for the worse. |
| A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner. | In order to improve, we must challenge obstacles. |
| A stitch in time saves nine. | If you deal with a dilema at an early stage, you will prevent it from getting worse. |
| A stumble may prevent a fall. | Making a small mistake may open your eyes to greater dangers. |
| A swallow does not make the summer. | One good sign does not mean that everything is all right. |
| A watched pot never boils. | If you wait anxiously for something to happen, it seems to take a long time. |
| A young idler, an old beggar. | Work when you are young if you want to have money when you're old. |
| Absence makes the heart grow fonder | When you can't be with someone you love, your love grows. |
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| Accidents will happen | Some misfortunes are inevitable. |
| Actions speak louder than words | What a person actually does is more important than what they say they will do. |
| Advice is cheap | Some people's advice is worthless. |
| Advice is least heeded when most needed. | When a dilema is serious, people often do not follow the advice given. |
| Advisors run no risks. | It's easy to give advice when you won't have to suffer the consequences. |
| All cats are grey in the dark. | Don't be overly influenced by surface beauty. |
| All days are short to industry and long to idleness. | When you are focused on a job, time passes quickly, but time goes by slowly when you have nothing to do. |
| All good things come to those who wait. | If you are patient you will be rewarded. |
| All that glitters is not gold. | Appearances can be deceptive. |
| All is fair in love and war. | People can be ruthless in pursuit of what they want. |
| All's well that ends well. | When a solution is achieved, the tactics used to get it no longer matter. |
| All things grow with time - except grief. | With the passage of time, grief may lessen. |
| All things are difficult before they are easy. | It's not easy to learn something new. |
| All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. | Everybody needs a balance of work and relaxation. |
| An apple a day keeps the doctor away. | A small preventative treatment wards off serious problems. |
| An empty purse frightens away friends. | When one's financial situation deteriorates, friends tend to disappear. |
| An Englishman's home is his castle | An Englishman's home is a place where he feels safe, enjoys privacy and can do as he wishes. |
| An idle brain is the devil's workshop | Keep busy and you will avoid temptation. |
| An onion a day keeps everyone away. | A humorous version of "an apple a day keeps the doctor away"...Onions smell bad, so if you eat one people will avoid you. |
| An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. | Don't make jokes at other people's expense. |
| An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. | A little prudence now will keep small problems from becoming large ones. |
| Anger is the one thing made better by delay. | Let your anger cool a bit before speaking or acting. |
| Any time means no time. | If you want to get things done, you must be specific. |
| April showers bring May flowers. | Something bad or unpleasant today may bring good things in the future. |
| As you sow, so shall you reap. | You have to accept the consequences of your actions. |
| Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies. | Don't pry about things that are none of your business. |
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