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Proverbs: English & International

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Complete the proverb: 'A dog is...'

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  1. 1Complete the proverb: 'A dog is...'
    ...a man's best friend
  2. 2Complete the proverb: 'All that glitters...'
    ...is not gold
  3. 3Complete the proverb: 'A rolling stone...'
    ...gathers no moss
  4. 4Complete the proverb: 'A stitch in time...'
    ...saves nine
  5. 5Complete the proverb: 'An apple a day...'
    ...keeps the doctor away
  6. 6Complete the proverb: 'Don't count your chickens...'
    ...before they hatch
  7. 7Complete the proverb: 'Don't put all your eggs...'
    ...in one basket
  8. 8Complete the proverb: 'Fortune favours...'
    ...the bold
  9. 9Complete the proverb: 'Garbage in...'
    ...garbage out
  10. 10Complete the proverb: 'Haste makes...'
    ...waste
  11. 11Complete the proverb: 'Ignorance is...'
    ...bliss
  12. 12Complete the proverb: 'The enemy of my enemy...'
    ...is my friend
  13. 13Complete the proverb: 'You can't have your cake...'
    ...and eat it
  14. 14Complete the proverb: 'With great power comes...'
    ...great responsibility
  15. 15Complete the proverb: 'Those who live in glass houses...'
    ...should not throw stones
  16. 16Complete the proverb: 'When in Rome...'
    ...do as the Romans do
  17. 17Complete the proverb: 'Birds of a feather...'
    ...flock together
  18. 18Complete the proverb: 'Don't cross the bridge...'
    ...until you come to it
  19. 19Complete the proverb: 'It ain't over till...'
    ...the fat lady sings
  20. 20Complete the proverb: 'A little learning is...'
    ...a dangerous thing
  21. 21Who said 'A proverb is the wit of one, and the wisdom of many'?
    Lord John Russell (c. 1850)
  22. 22What is the oldest proverb in the world?
    A Sumerian proverb from around 1800 BC: 'The bitch by her acting too hastily brought forth the blind'
  23. 23What language uses 'whakataukī' for proverbs?
    Māori
  24. 24In the Edo language of Nigeria, what word means historical proverbs?
    Ere
  25. 25What Ethiopian proverb is found in Amharic, Alaaba, and Oromo?
    Of mothers and water, there is none evil
  26. 26What Haitian proverb refers to modern technology?
    The fish that is being microwaved doesn't fear the lightning
  27. 27What recent Maltese proverb combines women and motorcycles?
    Women and motorcycles are joys and griefs
  28. 28Complete the Biblical proverb: 'Pearls before...'
    ...swine
  29. 29What does 'Who will bell the cat?' come from?
    The end of a story about mice planning how to be safe from the cat
  30. 30Complete: 'Heaven helps those who...'
    ...help themselves

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