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Originating['ridneit] from folk life Originating from religion
Originating from literary worksOriginating from Greek and Roman
mythology
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Originating from folk life ,,, ,, Living without the aim is like
sailing without a compass ., New broom sweeps clean . Everybodys
business is nobodys busines.
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Some proverbs are related to some folk practice and customs.
Good wine needs no bush Happy is the bride that sun shines on ,
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3 Some proverbs come from peoples distinction between sexes such
as their discrimination against women. 1.Long hair and short wit
2.Three women and a goose make a market
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Originating from religion(1),1.Christmas comes but one
year.,2.Merry in Lent,and youll live to repent.,
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Christmas comes but one year(,),,,,,
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Merry in Lent,and youll live to repent(,)(Lent),,,
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,,crossGod,Every man must bear his own cross(),cross,cross,The
cross on his breast and the devil['devl] in his clothes(,),God,,God
sends cold after clothes(,),God helps those who help
themselves(),
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( Originating from literary works 1Writing by W.
Shakespeare.1.Murder will out.2.Strange bedfellows.
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3.All is not gold that glitters.This proverb is from the great
works of Shakespeare The Merchants['m:tnt] of Venice['venis] . It
shows us that those who have a good appearance are not really
learned. So we should be careful not to be deceived by those who
are superficially flashy but without substance. ,,
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1 ,,,,1.Forbidden fruit is sweet().2.When the sun rises, the
disease will abate(,).3.The spirit is willing but the flesh is
weak.4.You cannot serve God and Mammon()
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2The Fables of Aesop ,,1.The grapes are sour 2.A dog in
manger.3.Blow hot and cold .
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Originating from Greek and Roman mythology [mi'ldi] ,
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1.The Devil too has Achilles heel According to the Homer, we can
know: Achilles[kili:z] was a Greek hero. Except his heel, every
part of Achilles body is swordproof[s:dpru:f] , so his heel is his
fatal defect. The proverb tells us that even the Devil has his
weakness No man is absolutely powerful. ,:,,,
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2Not even Hercules[h:kjuli:z] could contend against twoHercules,
a son of Zeus, was a hero in Roman mythology. He had incredible
force, which helped him gain twelve heroic [hi'ruik] achievements.
Although he was powerful enough, he couldnt defeat a large number
of enemies on his own. So the proverbs tells us that mans energy is
limited no matter how powerful he is. ,,12,,,
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