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Proverbs to Spice Up Your English

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  • “If you want to lose weight, you need to stop eating junk, and you need to start exercising. Today. Not tomorrow. Дорогу осилит идущий".
    A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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  • “I wish this vacation would go on forever. It’s too bad that все хороше колись закінчується".
    ...all good things must come to an end.”
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  • “Hello, teacher Olia. Here is my h/w. Краще пізно, ніж ніколи, right?” OR Someone is finally getting married for the first time at 72 years old!
    Better late than never:)
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  • “I won $200 at the casino, and then I spent it on a few pairs of shoes from Antonio Biaggi. Легко прийшло, легко пішло.”
    Easy come, easy go.
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  • “It’s a risk, but the reward could be great. I say you go for it. Удача сопутствует храбрым”.
    Fortune favors the bold. !Don`t confuse with 'bald'!
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  • “If you want a better life, you can’t just sit on your butt thinking about it. You have to work to make it happen, на Бога надейся, а сам не плошай”.
    God helps those who help themselves.
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  • “We don’t trust each other, but we have to be nice to each other because we work for the same company. I’m worried about him stealing my promotion, so I’m going to keep being nice to him. Знаєш, тримай ворогів ближче"
    Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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  • “She tried to help her boyfriend find a job by improving his resume, but he didn’t do anything with it. I guess можно пригнать коня на водопой, но пить его не заставишь.”
    ...you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink it.
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  • You volunteered to work on three new projects at the office and now you realize you can’t juggle your time between all of your commitments. Well, you shouldn’t брать что тебе не по зубам.
    You shouldn`t have bitten off more than you can chew.
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  • Your boss promised you a raise this year so you went shopping. Why not, you’ll be able to pay it all off soon. Курчат по осені рахують/не говори гоп, пока не перепрыгнешь!
    You’re counting your chickens before they hatch!
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  • You have a great business idea that you want to implement but it would mean using up all your life savings. Should you _______?
    put all your eggs in one basket
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  • You want to buy some clothes that are heavily discounted at an end of summer sale. You arrive late and everything has already been sold. You go home and complain to your friend. She says: хто встає, тому Бог дає.
    The early bird catches the worm.
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  • You want to quit your job and get away from your controlling boyfriend. Moving abroad would убило би двох зайців!
    kill two birds with one stone
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  • You wanted to surprise your boyfriend with a new cat. Turns out he’s deathly allergic to pets. You might have been well-intentioned, but your boyfriend will have to spend the night at the hospital! Благими намерениями...
    The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
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  • There’s a nasty rumor going on about your husband and his secretary. You can’t believe it, but не бывает дыма без огня!
    When there’s smoke, there’s fire!
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  • You receive a lucrative offer from another company. Should you get it or no? It sounds like a great job offer, but remember, краще синиця в руках!
    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
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