English Proverbs
Commonly-used proverbs beginning with the letters 'O'
LIST 'O'
from: 'oil and water do not mix' to: 'out of sight, out of mind'
- Oil and water do not mix
- Some people or things are incompatible by nature.
- Some people or things are incompatible by nature.
- (An) old fox is not easily snared.
- A person of experience is difficult to fool or manipulate.
- A person of experience is difficult to fool or manipulate.
- Once bitten, twice shy.
- After an unpleasant experience, people are careful to avoid something similar.
- After an unpleasant experience, people are careful to avoid something similar.
- One father is (worth) more than a hundred schoolmasters.
- A teacher cannot replace a father.
A child is raised by a father and taught by a teacher.
- A teacher cannot replace a father.
A child is raised by a father and taught by a teacher.
- One good turn deserves another.
- You should be helpful to someone who helps you.
- You should be helpful to someone who helps you.
- One of these days is none of these days.
- Until a date is set, 'one of these days' remains a vague promise.
- Until a date is set, 'one of these days' remains a vague promise.
- One man's junk is another man's treasure.
- What may seem useless or junk to one person may be of great value to another.
- What may seem useless or junk to one person may be of great value to another.
- One today is worth two tomorrows.
- What you have today is better than what is promised or hoped for.
- What you have today is better than what is promised or hoped for.
- One man's meat is another man's poison.
- People don't always like the same things.
- People don't always like the same things.
- One man's trash is another man's treasure.
- What is useless to one person could be valuable to another.
- What is useless to one person could be valuable to another.
- One swallow doesn't make a summer.
- A single satisfactory event does not mean that all the others will be as good.
- A single satisfactory event does not mean that all the others will be as good.
- (An) onion a day keeps everyone away.
- A humoristic version of "an apple a day..."
- A humoristic version of "an apple a day..."
- Only real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
- Only a real friend will tell you the truth.
- Only a real friend will tell you the truth.
- Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
- Don't miss opportunities that come along.
- Don't miss opportunities that come along.
- (An) ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit.
- It is better to be cautious and discreet than to try to be funny.
- It is better to be cautious and discreet than to try to be funny.
- (An) ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
- It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the disease later.
- It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the disease later.
- Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings.
- Children often speak wisely.
- Children often speak wisely.
- Out of sight, out of mind.
- We tend to forget people or things that we do not see.
- We tend to forget people or things that we do not see.
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