摘要:( one knew that it would happened even before it happened ... ) A foregone conclusion is something that one knew would happened even before it had happened. Example: "I knew they would lose. It was[阅读全文]

摘要:( one who succeeds in a small area where there is little competition ... ) A big fish in a small pond is a one who stays where there is little competition. Example: "He's just a big frog in a small[阅读全文]

摘要:( one who succeeds in a small area where there is little competition ... ) A big fish in a small pond is a person who lives in a place where there is little competition. Example: "He's just a big f[阅读全文]

摘要:( two people working together solve problems better than each person working alone ... ) Two people ("heads") thinking together about a problem can solve it better than one person can alone. Exampl[阅读全文]

摘要:( meaning to do the right thing is no good excuse if you did the wrong thing anyway ... ) "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" (proverb) says that sometimes we do the wrong thing even t[阅读全文]

摘要:( we tend to want things that belong to other people ... ) "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" says that other situations always seem better than the ones we are in. Exampl[阅读全文]

摘要:( you find a way to do what you need to do ... ) "Necessity is the mother of invention" (proverb) says that when you really need to do things ("necessity"), you find new ways of doing them ("inv[阅读全文]

摘要:( earning money takes a lot of hard work ... )"Money does not grow on trees" (proverb) says that people have to work hard to earn their money; it is not free. Example: "Why are you buying such expe[阅读全文]

摘要:( too much time together causes bad feelings ... ) "Familiarity breeds contempt" says that when you spend too much time with people, you begin to have negative feelings towards them. Example: "Tho[阅读全文]

摘要:( certain things will fail if they are not done in the correct order ... ) "Don't put the cart before the horse" (proverb) says be sure to do things in the proper order, ie. the first thing first,[阅读全文]

摘要:( they don't need to know ... ) When there is no need to tell someone something, you can say "what they don't know won't hurt them." Example: "Don't tell your father what happened; what he doe[阅读全文]

摘要:( expressing your emotions freely and openly ... ) People who wear their heart on their sleeve express their emotions freely and openly, for all to see. Example: "She is kind of player who never hid[阅读全文]

摘要:( it is never right to do wrong to another person ... ) "Two wrongs don't make a right" means that it is never right to wrong someone, even if they have wronged you first. Their "wrong" plus you[阅读全文]

摘要:( the signs of a coming change ... ) "The writing is on the wall" when you can see signs that there is going to be a change. Example: "At that point, the writing was on the wall; we all knew the c[阅读全文]

摘要:( the reasons for and against it; the good and bad aspects ... ) "Pro" means for, and "con" means against; "the pros and cons" are the reasons for and against doing something. Example: "Should[阅读全文]

摘要:( secrets from your past which you try not to show to other people ... ) "Skeletons in the closet" are things about your past which you would prefer not to tell to other people. Example: "He's a[阅读全文]

摘要:( they are the same thing ... ) "Six of one, half-dozen of the other" says that two things which people refer to differently are actually the same thing. A "dozen" is a counting word that represe[阅读全文]

摘要:( something which is very natural for you to do ... ) Something you once learned to do which is now easy and comfortable to you is second nature. Example: "She started playing the piano when she was[阅读全文]

摘要:( all great works take time to finish ... ) "Rome was not built in one day" says that we should not expect to build something great ("Rome") in a short period of time ("one day"). Example: "Ar[阅读全文]

摘要:"People who live in glass houses should not throw stones" reminds us that we should be careful how we treat other people (with our words and actions) because we can all be easily hurt. People "thro[阅读全文]