LAS FLORES HIGH-SCHOOL

Name: _______________________________________________Date: November 18, 2019

PROVERBS AND THEIR MEANINGS
Match each proverb or adage in column 1 to its correct meaning in column 2.

1. ____ Once bitten, twice shy.

A. When the things other people have or their
situations look better than your own, even
2. ______ Out of sight, out of mind. when they are not really so.

B. If you start something early, you have a

3. ______ The grass is always greener on the other better chance of succeeding at it.
side of the hill.
C. Let’s forgive and forget past quarrels.

4. ______ Let bygones be bygones. D. person of experience is difficult to fool or

manipulate.

5. ______ The first step is the hardest.
6. ______ Better safe than sorry.
7. ______ A stitch in time saves nine.
8. ______ Every cloud has a silver lining.
E. You should not plan on everything going
exactly as you expected until you see the
results for yourself.
F. It's wiser to be cautious than to be hasty and
so do something you may later regret.
G. You should never feel hopeless because
difficult times always leads to better days.

9. ______ The early bird gets the worm. H. We tend to forget people or things that we
do not see.

10. ______ Don't count your chickens … before they I. The most difficult part of an action is the
are hatched beginning.

J. A timely effort will prevent more work later.