Beggars can’t be choosers If you need something and therefore you are asking someone for a…
Tag: proverbs
Good Things Come In Small Packages
Good things come in small packages The size of things,i.e., gifts does not indicate their quality…
The First Police Cat
Listen here Ed the cat has recently been recruited by the Australian Police. Ed is…
Egg Someone On
Egg Someone On To encourage someone to do something socially unacceptable, dangerous, wrong or illegal. Origin:…
Practise Makes Perfect
Practise makes perfect If you wish to become good at an activity then you have to…
The Ballpoint Pen
Listen here An item which we now take for granted was patented in Argentina on June 10, 1943. The…
Have A Bone To Pick Up With Somebody
Have a bone to pick with somebody To want to talk with somebody about something they…
When In Rome, Do As The Romans Do
When in Rome, do as the Romans do When you are in a new place you…
Red Sky At Night, Shepherd’s Delight
Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight The saying is used to indicate fair weather on the…