What does it mean?
Adages
What does it mean?
Proverbs
What does it mean?
Idioms
What is it?
100

Curiosity killed the cat

Sometimes it's better to simply mind your own business!
100

Fortune favors the bold.

You will be rewarded for being courageous.
100

You're barking up the wrong tree.

You are doing something that will not have the result you want.

100

I was down in the dumps when my new bike broke.

Idiom.

200

Slow and steady wins the race

It's better to take your time than to rush through!
200

Hope for the best but prepare for the worst!

Hope that something positive will happen but prepare that a negative event may occur.

200

Don't beat around the bush.

Avoid or not talk about something

200

Mom always tells me you can't always get what you want.

Proverb.

300

The show must go on!

Don't give up!

300

Stop and smell the roses

Take time to relax from your busy life.

300

You've got the best of both worlds.

You can take advantage of two different things at the same time-- it's a win-win.

300

We work as a team, because many hands make light work.

adage.
400

A picture is worth a thousand words.

A picture can tell you as much as words can.

400

There's no place like home.

Home is the best place.

400

This is the best thing since sliced bread.

Something is the best invention in a long time.

400

I was afraid to tell Mom that I broke the TV, but I know that honesty is the best policy.

proverb.

500

Well done is better than well said.

Put in the effort to complete something if you say you're going to do it.

500

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't complain about what you've been given when you have no other options.

500

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't take on and try too much.

500

Ivan fixed our TV, so I am planning a surprise party to thank him. If you see Ivan, don’t let the cat out of the bag.

idiom.

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