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Vocabulary: triangle

tri‧an‧gle[countable]

1 a flat shape with three straight sides and three angles

2 something that is shaped like a triangle:

a triangle of land

3 a musical instrument made of metal bent into the shape of a triangle. You hit it with a metal stick to make a ringing sound.

4 American English a flat plastic object with three sides that has one angle of 90° and is used for drawing angles[= set-square British English]

Strike while the iron is hot

Possible interpretation: Seize the opportunity! When we have the chance to do something, we should do it immediately. Otherwise it will be too late.

Note: strike (verb) = hit very hard and deliberately | iron (noun) = a strong, hard, grey metal

Origin: This saying refers to the blacksmith who works with iron. First he heats the iron until it is red hot and soft. Then he immediately hits the iron with his hammer to change its shape. If he waits, the iron becomes cold and hard again, and he cannot shape it.

Quick Quiz:

The saying "Strike while the iron is hot" advises us to

a.  go on strike b. use a hot iron c.   seize opportunities

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Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.

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Note: rope (noun) = a long piece of strong cord | hang (verb) = kill a person by putting a rope around their neck and letting them drop

Possible interpretation: A bad person will sooner or later be the cause of his own downfall.

Quick Quiz:

If "Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself" is true, what will happen to a bad person who is not challenged? In the end, he will get himself

out of jail out of trouble into trouble ENGLISHCLUB.COM

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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink

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Possible interpretation: You can show people the way to find something or to do something, but you cannot force them to act after that.

Note: lead (verb): cause a person or animal to go with one by holding them by the hand or by a rope etc; go in front of someone to show them the way

Quick Quiz:

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink" suggests that

horses don't like water people have free will people prefer authority www.englishclub.com

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Ignorance of the law is no excuse

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Possible interpretation: It is no defence to say that we didn't know that something we did was illegal.
Note: ignorance (noun) = lack of knowledge | the law (noun) = the system of rules recognized and enforced in a particular country | excuse (noun) = a reason or explanation given to defend a (wrong) action

Quick Quiz:

If "ignorance of the law is no excuse", a judge is most likely to find someone not-guilty if he can prove that

he didn't know that what he did was wrong he didn't do what he was accused of he thought the law did not apply to him www.englishclub.com

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FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONPTEMT.- SAYING

Familiarity breeds contempt

Possible interpretation: When we know someone or something very well, we lose respect for them or it.

Note: familiarity (noun) = close knowledge of someone or something | breed (verb) = cause (something) to happen over time | contempt (noun) = a feeling that someone or something is not worth our respect

Quick Quiz:

The saying "familiarity breeds contempt" suggests that we have less regard for people or things that

a.  we don't know b. we don't respect c.   we know very well

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He that wills the end wills the means

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Possible interpretation: If you are determined to do something you will find the way to do it.

Note: will (verb): desire or wish something to happen; try to make something happen through the power of thought | the end (noun): result, objective | means (noun): method, way

Quick Quiz:

The saying "He that wills the end wills the means" is referring to someone who is

willing resolute mean englishclub.com

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The end justifies the means

Possible interpretation:


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If our objective is good, then it doesn't matter if the way we achieve it is bad or wrong or evil.

Note: end (noun) = goal; objective; result | justify (verb) = prove or show to be reasonable or right | means (noun) = method; way of doing something | Conflicting proverb: "Never do evil that good may come of it."

Quick Quiz:

The government says that "the end justifies the means," so killing one thousand people to save one million people will

be acceptable be unacceptable have no meaning englishclub.com

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DAILY UPDATED SAYING WITH PICTURES. Death pays all debts

Possible interpretation: Dying cancels everything, including anything that we owe to other people.
Note: death (noun) = the act of dying; the end of life | Death (noun) = personification of the force that destroys life | debt (noun) = something (for example, money) that is owed or due

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Quick Quiz:

If "Death pays all debts" is true, when we die all our bills are

cancelled for eternity transferred to Death's account paid to the people we owe Source: www.englishclub.com

Click for answer a.

Every dog has his day

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Origin: The medieval Dutch scholar Erasmus suggests that this saying had its roots in the death of the Greek playwright Euripides. In 405 BC Euripides was killed by dogs set on him by a rival. The proverb was first recorded in the first century by the Greek biographer Plutarch as: "Even a dog gets his revenge." In 1539 Richard Taverner published it in English as: "A dogge hath a day." And in 1670 John Ray's "A Collection of English Proverbs" had it as: "Every dog hath his day."Possible interpretation: 1) Even the lowest of us at some time has a chance to get revenge on an oppressor, no matter how powerful that oppressor may be. 2) We will all have good luck or success at some point in our lives.

Quick Quiz:

"Every dog has his day" is a proverb about

dogs people dogs and people

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DAILY SAYING WITH PICTURES. One good turn deserves another

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Possible interpretation: If someone helps you, they merit being helped in return.

Note: good turn (noun) = favour; act of helping

Quick Quiz:

You might say "one good turn deserves another" to

a policeman who has arrested you a friend who has helped you a friend you have just helped Source: www.englishclub.com

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The tide must be taken when it comes. SAYING. 21-05-2011.

The tide must be taken when it comes

Possible interpretation: We should use all opportunities when they come, before it's too late.

Note: (the) tide (noun) = the rising and falling of the sea caused by the attraction of the moon and sun | Compare: "There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune..." (from "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare 1564-1616)

Origin: Ships (especially in the old days) often need a high tide to leave or enter port. Man cannot control the tide, so when it comes ships have to use the opportunity it gives them without delay.

Quick Quiz:

"The tide must be taken when it comes" is a saying suggesting that we

wait for opportunities look for opportunities act on opportunities

Principio del formulario    Click for answer c.

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We must learn to walk before we can run

 

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Possible interpretation: We have to be patient when learning. Babies crawl before they walk. And children walk before they run. We cannot do difficult tasks before we can do easy tasks.

Quick Quiz:

If "we must learn to walk before we can run", what must we learn to do before we can write?

run crawl read www.englishclub.com

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He who pays the piper calls the tune

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Possible interpretation: The person who pays a musician can decide what music he wants to hear. And the person who pays for any service has the right to say exactly what he wants.

Note: piper (noun) = a person who plays the pipe (a musical instrument) | tune (noun) = a melody; a piece of music

Quick Quiz:

Mark tapped his wallet and said to his friends, "He who pays the piper calls the tune", meaning that

he wondered if they'd like to go to a concert he would decide where they would eat he'd spent all his money Source: www.englishclub.com

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Proverbs

"As you sow, so shall you reap." (English proverb)

"As long as there will remain two men on Earth, Jealousy will reign" (Breton proverb)

"If there's no choice but advice, ask for the decisiveness of an advisor or the advice of a decisive person." (Arabic proverb)

"He who digs a pit for another falls into it himself." (Czech proverb)
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Once beaten twice shy

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Possible interpretation: If an animal (such as a dog) bites you one time, you will be extra careful the next time. This sayings talks about learning from our mistakes.

Note: once (adverb) = one time | twice (adverb) = two times | shy (adj.) = reserved; timid; reluctant | Also: "Once bit, twice shy" and "Once burned, twice shy"

Quick Quiz:

If you are "once bitten, twice shy", you

have learned from a mistake haven't learned from a mistake have learned to make the same mistake again source: englishclub.com

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Rome wasn't built in a day

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Possible interpretation: All things take time to create. And great things like the city of Rome take a very long time. So we shouldn't expect to accomplish something or achieve success immediately.

Note: Rome (proper noun) = the capital city of Italy, founded according to tradition by Romulus in 753 BC | built = constructed; made

Quick Quiz:

Angela told her son that "Rome wasn't built in a day" when he

said that the flight to Rome was going to be late complained that his new website was taking a long time to create asked how long it took the Romans to build Rome

Click for answer b.

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LEARNING ENGLISH READING ABOUT PROVERBS.A CAT MAY LOOK AT A KING.

Meaning An inferior isn't completely restricted in what they may do in the presence of a superior. Origin The origin of this proverb is unknown. What is known is that it is found first in print in a famous early collection of English proverbs, The Proverbs And Epigrams Of John Heywood, 1562: Some hear and see him whom he heareth nor seeth not But fields have eyes and woods have ears, ye wot And also on my maids he is ever tooting. Can ye judge a man, (quoth I), by his looking? What, a cat may look on a king, ye know! My cat's leering look, (quoth she), at first show, Showeth me that my cat goeth a caterwauling; And specially by his manner of drawing To Madge, my fair maid. 

In 1713, Oswald Dykes published English proverbs with moral reflexions. This used various well-known proverbs as a starting point for Dykes' to pronounce his political and social values. In this extract it isn't clear which king he was protecting, as Queen Anne was the British monarch at the time: Tis very true, Kings do not use to call Cats to an Account for their looks, or their undistinguishing Boldness: But there are many Cats of this Kind, which are too much made of, indulg'd, and encourag'd, 'till they fly at last in the Face of sacred Majesty. In this Sense, it is a true-blue Protestant-Proverb. I do not know whether it was calculated for the Rabble or not; to pur and mew like Cats about a Throne, 'till at length they scratch the Hand that strokes them, and mob their Protector. However, there has been ill use made on't; and it has often been extravagantly misapply'd to Outrage and Violence upon a King's Person, as well in Print, as in some Peoples Mouths. 
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