Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Proverb

1. The best advice is found on the pillow.

Meaning:
You use this proverb to say that if you have a difficult problem and cannot find the answer now, just go to bed and have a good night's sleep. You may find it tomorrow morning.

Example:
Let's end this meeting now. I don't think we can come up with the answer tonight. We're all tired. Let's sleep on it. The best advice is found on the pillow.

2. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Meaning:
You use this proverb to warn someone not to plan anything that depends on a good thing you expect to happen in the future, and tell him/her to wait until it really happens.

Example:
A: Here's the list of the things I'm going to buy next month when I get money.
B: It looks great, but don't count your chickens before they hatch.

3. Don't cross your bridges before you come to them.
Meaning:
You use this proverb to tell someone not to worry about something until it actually happens.
Example:
A: Our proposal is ready, but what if the committee doesn't accept it?
B: Don't cross your bridges before you come to them. We will see what happens then.

4. Home is where the heart is.
Meaning:
You use this proverb to say if you are with the person or at the place you love most, it becomes your true home.

Example:
Don't worry about where you're going to live next year. Home is where the heart is

5. Necessity is the mother of invention.
Meaning:
The meaning of this proverb is that if someone really needs something or has a problem, he/she will find a way of doing or solving it.

Example:
Throughout the history of science, a lot of evidence has proven that necessity is the mother of invention.