This book is a
collection of English proverbs that presented through hilarious jokes with
vivid illustrations. It makes reader more understand about the proverbs.
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| Learning English Proverbs – It’s Hilariously Easy |
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1. “Dear,” said the husband to his wife, “this morning I ran behind
a bus and saved a dollar. Take care of
the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves, you know.”
“You fool,” she retorted, “you should have run behind a taxi and
saved five dollars!”
Proverb: Save in small amounts
and eventually you will have a large amount.
2. Seeing that the pupil had not washed his face, the teacher
reminded him that cleanliness is next to
godliness. “I can see what you had for breakfast this morning,” she asked.
“What did I have?” the pupil asked.
“Eggs.”
“Wrong! That was yesterday!”
Proverb: it is a virtue to keep
clean in person and attire.
3. “Someone’s been telling
tales out of school.”
“Who?”
“You-you promised not to give away our secret.”
“I didn’t give it away- I exchanged it for another one!”
Proverb: Don’t reveal
information that is supposed to be kept secret.
4. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Opportunity.
You’re lying. Opportunity
knocks only once.
Proverb: When an opportunity to
do something which you have set your mind on comes, take advantage of it, for
it may never come again.
5. A weary-looking man who had been looking for a job for many
months saw a police poster headed ‘Thief Wanted’.
“Any port in a storm,”
he said to himself. “I’m going to ask for the job.”
Proverb: In times of difficulty
any way out is welcome.
