Category Archives: Proverbs

De noche todos los gatos son pardos

by moonface Posted on September 22, 2020

I’ve always liked this saying which has the literal meaning of ‘by night all cats are grey’. I had assumed that it was in origin either Spanish or another romance language, as I had never heard or read of an … Continue reading →

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Proverbs, Idioms and what comes next

by moonface Posted on February 5, 2014

Sup with you? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I should probably be building an ark. I live in the south west of England, also known as the west country, and it hasn’t stopped raining. Those climate … Continue reading →

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Proverbs, Idioms and Maxims

by moonface Posted on January 30, 2014

I’ve always liked and enjoyed using proverbs and idioms. A proverb is ‘a short pithy saying in common use, a concise sentence … held to express some general truth‘ and a maxim ‘a proposition expressing a general truth‘ according to the … Continue reading →

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