{"id":8362,"date":"2020-02-14T01:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/?p=8362"},"modified":"2020-02-06T23:43:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T14:43:15","slug":"rodd-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/rodd-14\/","title":{"rendered":"\u4f7f\u3048\u305f\u3089\u304b\u3063\u3053\u3044\u3044\uff01Old English Proverbs\u301c\u82f1\u8a9e\u306e\u3053\u3068\u308f\u3056\u3092\u899a\u3048\u3088\u3046\uff01Part2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello there everyone,<\/p>\n

It is time to introduce some more old English proverbs to you and also their meanings. \u00a0Some of them you may also heard before inn your own language.<\/p>\n

Lets see if you can figure out their meanings of these ones\u2026<\/p>\n

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“The pen is mightier than the sword…”<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This one means that trying to convince people with ideas and words is more effective than trying to force people to do what you want.<\/p>\n

Example<\/strong>: After the mass violence at the city hall, there is a protest happening in the city declaring support to the mayor which proves that the pen is mightier than sword.<\/p>\n

<\/h3>\n

“A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step”.<\/h3>\n

Howsoever big a task is, it starts with a small step.<\/p>\n

Example<\/strong>: I\u2019m feeling like I will never be able to finish this assignment by next week, but I guess I\u2019ll start by writing 500 words every day. After all, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.<\/p>\n

<\/h3>\n

“Strike while the iron is hot.”<\/h3>\n

Take advantage of an opportunity as soon as it comes along.<\/p>\n

Example<\/strong>: I thought over the plan for far too long. Now it has been offered to someone else. I should have struck while the iron was hot.<\/p>\n

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While the cat\u2019s away, the mice will play.<\/h3>\n

Without supervision, people will do as they please, especially in disregarding or breaking rules.<\/p>\n

Example<\/strong>: As soon as their parents left, the children invited all their friends over \u2013 when the cat\u2019s away…<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Too many cooks spoil the broth.<\/h3>\n

When too many people work together on a project, the result is inferior.<\/p>\n

Example<\/strong>: This one\u00a0means<\/span> that<\/span> a plan<\/span> or project\u00a0<\/span>fails<\/span> because<\/span> there<\/span> are<\/span> too<\/span> many<\/span> people<\/span> working<\/span> on it at the<\/span> same<\/span> time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There are more ways than one to skin a cat.<\/h3>\n

There is more than one way to reach the same goal.<\/p>\n

Example<\/strong>: We can get around that by renting instead of buying the delivery van \u2013 there\u2019s more than one way to skin a cat.<\/p>\n

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One shouldn\u2019t miss forest for the trees.<\/h3>\n

Sometimes you get so focused on small details that you may miss the larger context.<\/p>\n

Example: <\/strong>To not understand or appreciate a larger situation, problem, etc., because one is considering only a few parts of it<\/p>\n

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Once bitten twice shy.<\/h3>\n

Use this proverb when someone won\u2019t do something a second time because they had bad experience the first time.<\/p>\n

Example<\/strong>: I won\u2019t try this fish again, because last time I got quite sick. Once bitten twice shy, I guess.<\/p>\n

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