miércoles, 3 de noviembre de 2010

CLICHES

            “What Goes Around, Comes Around”




"Good deed brings fortune; bad deed brings misfortune."
"What goes around comes around" means that if a person does something bad something bad will happen to him. I guess it's kind of likekarma.
If you say nice things about others, others will say nice things about you.












 “Good Things Come To Those Who Wait”

















              “Piece of Cake” and “Easy As Pie”

















Meaning:

To be very easy

If something is a piece of cake, it is very easy to do.


Example:















A: How was the driving test yesterday? Did you pass?














B: Of course! It was a piece of cake












            “A Watched Pot Never Boils”



watched pot never boils
Prov. Something you are waiting for will not happen while you are concentrating on it. Don't just sit there staring at the phone while you wait for Lucy to call. A watched pot never boils. I'd better do something besides look out the window waiting for Emily to drive up. A watched pot never boils.










                                               “Work Like A Dog”






















     “Don’t Look A Gift Horse in the Mouth”




Looking A Gift Horse In The Mouth ( questioning the value of something you have received for free ... )



You are looking a gift horse in the mouth when you receive a gift and then you question the value of that gift. Example: "This shirt you gave me is not my favorite brand." Reply: "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth! That was the best they had."
You are like a person who has been given a horseas a gift (a gift-horse) and you are looking into thehorse's mouth to see if it is in good health.Example: "Here is your drink." Reply: "Oh, I hate this kind." Answer: "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."
You should be thankful when you receive a gift, and not wish for something better. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth means don't measure the value of something that you have received for free. Example: "Great interception!" Reply: "Yes, but I almost scored a touchdown." Reply: "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."














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