Grammar in Proverbs and Sayings

Grammar in Proverbs and Sayings.

1. The Plural of Nouns:

So many countries, so many customs. Что ни город, то норов.

(Что ни деревня, то обычай)

• New brooms sweep clean. Новая метла чисто метет.

• Many words cut more than swords. Злые языки - острый меч.

• Many men, many minds. Сколько голов, столько умов.

• Men may meet, but mountains

never greet. Гора с горой не сходится, а

человек с человеком сойдется.

• Geese with geese, and women with women. Гусь свинье не товарищ.

• Life in not a bed of roses. Жизнь - не ложе из роз.

(Жизнь прожить - не поле перейти)

• When the cat is away, the mice will play. Без кота мышам раздолье.

• A cat in gloves catches no mice. Без труда не вынешь и рыбку

из пруда.

2. The Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives:

• A good name is better than riches. Добрая слава лучше богатства.

• Two heads are better than one. Ум хорошо, а два лучше.

• Live and learn.

• Knowledge is power.

• A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

• It is never too late to learn.

• To know everything is to know nothing.

• No man is born wise or learned.

• Too much knowledge makes the head bald.

• Knowledge is no burden.

• There is no royal road to learning.

• As knowledge increases, wonder deepens. (интерес углубляется)

• Don't look a gift horse in the mouth

(= If someone gives you a present, you should appreciate it and not complain about it)

• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

(= If you have something , don't risk losing it in order to get something better)

• Every cloud has a silver lining (подкладка)

(= Something good can usually come out of even the worst situation)

• Spare the rod and spoil the child

(= If you don't discipline children, they may become selfish and difficult)

• Business before the pleasure.

• Jack of all trades is master of none.

• The hardest work is to do nothing.

• Through hardships to stars.

• He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree.

• Doing is better than saying.

• A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

• Cat in gloves catches no mice.

• A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.

• Actions speak louder than words.

• Too many cooks spoil the broth.

• The work shows the workman.

• The tailor makes the man.

• Such carpenters, such chips. (Какой плотник, такая и стружка)

• No pain, no gain.

• Like teacher, like pupils.

• Better to be safe than sorry.

• What can't be cured, must be endured.

• Many doctors have killed the king.

• A merry heart is a good medicine.

• An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

• Dry feet, warm head bring safe to bed.

• A green wound is soon healed.

• Health is better than wealth.

• A healthy mind in a healthy body.

• Early to bed and early to rise makes people healthy , wealthy and wise.

• Diet cures more than lancet.