English grammar in proverbs

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN PROVERBS,

QUOTATIONS AND IDIOMS

The Past Simple Tense

1. When I lent 1 had a friend, when I asked he was unkind.

2. A little bird told me.

3. It just came and went.

4. He who never climbed, never fell.

5. The golden age was never the present age.

6. The pot called the kettle black.

Quotations

7.I came, I saw, I conquered. (J. Caesar)

1. His speech flowed from his tongue sweeter than honey. (Homer)

2. The report of my death was an exaggeration. (M. Twain)

10. He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow. (G. Eliot)

Idioms

1. Like the cat that stole the cream.

2. This is where we came in.

3. (Just) what the doctor said.

4. His tongue failed him.

5. Those were the days.

The Future Simple Tense

I. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. 2.You scratch my back and I will scratch yours.

1. He who chatters to you will chatter of you.

2. He will never set the Thames on fire.

3. Passion will master you if you don't master your passion.

4. Nature will have its course.

5. What is bred in the bone will never come out of flesh.

6. Much will have more.

7. Throw nature out of the door, it will come back again through the window.

1. He that will steal a pin will steal a pound.

2. Where the water is shallow, no vessel will ride.

3. Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach.