An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.All that glitters/glistens is not gold,.All good things come to him who waits.Accidents will happen (in the best-regulated families).A ship in a harbour is safe, but that's not what a ship is for.A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
A friend to everyone is a friend to no one.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:Ī proverb is usually defined, an instructive sentence, or common and pithy saying, in which more is generally designed than expressed, famous for its peculiarity or elegance, and therefore adopted by the learned as well as the vulgar, by which it is distinguished from counterfeits which want such authority The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. Whenever known, the origin of the phrase or proverb is noted.Ī proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is a type of conventional saying similar to proverbs and transmitted by oral tradition. ( August 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īelow is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. In particular, it has problems with MOS:WORDSASWORDS. This article needs editing for compliance with Wikipedia's Manual of Style.
0 kommentar(er)
