6 Common English Proverbs – What do they mean?

Proverbs are short, wise sayings that give advice about life. People use them often in social and business situations. You can upgrade your English by learning to understand and use them yourself. In this video, I teach you six common English proverbs, including: Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched; Don’t bite off more than you can chew; Don’t judge a book by its cover, and more. Notice they all start with “don’t”? You may have similar sayings in your own language. Watch and let me know in the comments!

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wonna htay

Giving thanks is the beginning of great wisdom. Giving thanks disavows both ignorance and arrogance.
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beernaard

Thank you, Rebecca! 10/10 ♥♥

Alinyok

Hi Rebecca,

thank you for this excellent, beautiful and useful lesson.

Our version of the English idiom DON´T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEVORE THEY´RE HUTCHED is this :

DON´T SHOUT “HOP” TILL YOU DON´T JUMP OVER.

adrijana

Our analogue is “Chickens should be counted in autumn”.

Bitaly

Oh my God. I failed in this lesson 😪

Gaudygerman

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Gangadhara Rao

Best. Result.

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Aurea Teresa Soares

Thank you, Rebecca!

Lalananana

Thanks Rebecca.

kimurasan

1o/1o
thanks a lot,Mrs.Rebecca
These six common English expressions were a little bit tricky for me. Everything is clear now

Jannyl

Thanks a lot. these leassons was very important in our dayly life.

Lesse

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Lakshmi prasanna.k

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Gorgeous Lumberjack

10 :). Thank you Ms. Rebecca.

Annie

Don’t judge a book by its cover. In French we’d say : “L’habit ne fait pas le moine”, “The clothes don’t make the monk”. Merci Teacher Rebecca for your excellent lessons. Antoine.

Antoine84

Thank you so much for 10✅❤️

Leenskie

We have almost the same proverbs in Russian and Ukrainian languages as well/ But some of them are a little bit different/ For example, Seven cooks spoil the broth. But in Russian “SEVEN babysitters spoil the baby”