2014年1月15日 星期三

Proverbs - W

Walls have ears.

☆ Meaning:
Be careful. People could be listening.



Waste not, want not.

☆ Meaning:
If you never waste anything, you will have is when you need it.



What a man says drunk, he thinks sober.

☆ Meaning:
People speak more freely under the influence of alcohol.



What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.

☆ Meaning:
People are less discreet under the influence of alcohol.



What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.

☆ Meaning:
If a person doesn't know about something, it cannot hurt them.



When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

☆ Meaning:
You should adopt the customs of the people or country you are visiting and behave in the same way.



When poverty comes in the door, love goes out the window.

☆ Meaning:
When a couple loses everything, their relationship becomes difficult.




When the cat's away, the mice play.

☆ Meaning:
People sometimes misbehave when the person in authority, is absent.



Where there's a will there's a way.

☆ Meaning:
If you are determined to do something, you will find a way to do it.



Where there's life there's hope.

☆ Meaning:
As long as a person is breathing, there is hope for recovery.



Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves.

☆ Meaning:
Possible interpretation: an easily influenced person can be mislead.



Wisdom is better than strength.

☆ Meaning:
It is preferable to use one's intelligence than one's physical strength.



Wonders will never cease!

☆ Meaning:
Expresses surprise at an unexpected pleasure or event.



Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.

☆ Meaning:
Worrying over small details can make them seem worse.

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