English Proverbs
Commonly-used proverbs beginning with the letter 'B'
LIST B, page 1
from: 'bad beginnings' to: 'better an egg today'
- Bad beginnings lead to bad results.
- If you start something badly the result will be unsatisfactory.
- If you start something badly the result will be unsatisfactory.
- (A) bad cause requires many words.
- It is difficult to defend a bad cause.
- It is difficult to defend a bad cause.
- (A) bad excuse is better than none.
- Always give an excuse when necessary, even if it's a poor one.
- Always give an excuse when necessary, even if it's a poor one.
- Bad news travels fast.
- People tend to circulate bad news very quickly (accidents, illness, etc.).
- People tend to circulate bad news very quickly (accidents, illness, etc.).
- (A) bad penny always turns up.
- An unwanted or disreputable person constantly comes back.
- An unwanted or disreputable person constantly comes back.
- (A) bad tree does not yield good apples.
- A bad parent does not raise good children.
- A bad parent does not raise good children.
- (A) bad workman blames his tools.
- Blaming tools for bad workmanship is an excuse for lack of skill.
- Blaming tools for bad workmanship is an excuse for lack of skill.
- (A) barking dog seldom bites.
- Someone who constantly makes threats rarely carries them out.
- Someone who constantly makes threats rarely carries them out.
- Be just before you are generous.
- Make sure all your debts are paid before you start offering help to others.
- Make sure all your debts are paid before you start offering help to others.
- Beauty is only skin deep.
- A person's character is more important than their appearance.
- A person's character is more important than their appearance.
- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
- Different people have different tastes.
- Different people have different tastes.
- Beauty is the wisdom of women.
Wisdom is the beauty of men.
- No comment!
- No comment!
- Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
- Listen carefully before speaking.
- Listen carefully before speaking.
- Beggars can't be choosers.
- You should not reject an offer if you have no other choice.
- You should not reject an offer if you have no other choice.
- (The) best advice is found on the pillow.
- A good night's sleep may help us find an answer to our problem.
- A good night's sleep may help us find an answer to our problem.
- (The) best helping hand is at the end of your sleeve.
- The best way to get something done is to do it yourself.
- The best way to get something done is to do it yourself.
- (The) best things in life are free.
- You don't have to pay for what is important:
happiness, friendship, good health.
- You don't have to pay for what is important:
happiness, friendship, good health.
- Better brain than brawn.
- It's better to have a brain than muscles.
- It's better to have a brain than muscles.
- Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
- It is preferable to have something sure now than the possibility of something better later.
- It is preferable to have something sure now than the possibility of something better later.
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