English Proverbs
Commonly-used proverbs beginning with the letters 'X','Y'
and 'Z'
LIST 'X-Y-Z'
from: 'you are what you eat' to: 'zeal without knowledge ...'
- You are what you eat.
- What you eat has an effect on your well-being.
- What you eat has an effect on your well-being.
- You are never too old to learn.
- You can always learn something new, no matter how old you are.
- You can always learn something new, no matter how old you are.
- You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
- You can offer somebody an opportunity to do something but you can't force them to do it.
- You can offer somebody an opportunity to do something but you can't force them to do it.
- You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
- A person who is used to doing things a certain way cannot change.
- A person who is used to doing things a certain way cannot change.
- You can't get blood from a turnip.
- You cannot obtain something, especially money, from someone who doesn't have it.
- You cannot obtain something, especially money, from someone who doesn't have it.
- You never know what you can do until you try.
- Try first before deciding not to do something.
- Try first before deciding not to do something.
- You reap what you sow.
- The result you achieve depends on your behaviour or actions.
- The result you achieve depends on your behaviour or actions.
- You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
- You help me and I'll help you.
- You help me and I'll help you.
- You snooze, you lose.
- Laziness can lead to missed opportunities.
- Laziness can lead to missed opportunities.
- (A) young idler, an old beggar.
- If you don't work, you won't have any money when you're old.
- If you don't work, you won't have any money when you're old.
- Youth is wasted on the young.
- Young people do not realize the value of their youth, or
perhaps they are too immature to appreciate it.
- Young people do not realize the value of their youth, or
perhaps they are too immature to appreciate it.
- Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.
- The excessive eagerness of an inexperienced person can lead to unbridled (uncontrolled) action.
- The excessive eagerness of an inexperienced person can lead to unbridled (uncontrolled) action.
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