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BritishSayings

BritishSayings/idioms

'Bob'syouruncle'

Itisaddedtotheendofsentencestomeanthatsomethingwillbesuccessful.

OriginofBob'syourUncle

"Bob'syourUncle"isawayofsaying"you'reallset"or"you'vegotitmade."It'sacatchphrasedatingbackto1887,whenBritishPrimeMinisterRobertCecil（a.k.a.LordSalisbury）decidedtoappointacertainArthurBalfourtotheprestigiousandsensitivepostofChiefSecretaryforIreland.

NotlostontheBritishpublicwasthefactthatLordSalisburyjusthappenedtobebetterknowntoArthurBalfouras"UncleBob."Intheresultingfuroroverwhatwasseenasanactofblatantnepotism,"Bob'syouruncle"becameapopularsarcasticcommentappliedtoanysituationwheretheoutcomewaspreordainedbyfavoritism.Asthescandalfadedinpublicmemory,thephraselostitsedgeandbecamejustasynonymfor"noproblem."

ByJamesHarris

'Keepyourpeckerup'

Remaincheerful-keepyourheadheldhigh.

'Biggirl'sblouse'

Aweakling;anineffectualperson.

'BurningtheCandleatBothEnds'

Workingformanyhourswithoutgettingenoughrest

'Eyesarebiggerthanyourbelly'

Thinkyoucaneatmorethanyoucan

'Myeyeswerebiggerthanmybelly,Icouldn'teateverythingIhadputonmyplate'

'SleepTight'

Haveagoodnightssleep

'GordonBennett'

Anexclamationofsurprise

'Stonethecrows'

Anexclamationofannoyance.

'TietheKnot'

GetMarried

'Talkthehindlegsoffadonkey'

Apersonwhoisexcessivelyorextremelytalkativecantalkthehindlegsoffadonkey.

'I'llputtheKettleon'

Letmemakeyouacupoftea

'Doyouwantabrew?

'

Doyouwantsometea?

'Legit'

Runextremelyfast

'Asqueerasaninebobnote'

Oddorunusual

'Poppedhis/hercloggs'

He/shehaspassedawat（died）

BritishProverbs

'Everycloudhasasilverlining'

There'salwayssomethinggoodinbadtimes.

'Astitchintimesavesnine'

Actearlyandyoucansavealotoftime.

'Nothingventurednothinggained'

Youhavetotryoryouwon'tgetanything.

'Outofthefryingpanintothefire'

Fromoneproblemtoanother.

'Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison'

Peopleoftendon'tlikethesamethings.

'Don'tlookagifthorseinthemouth'

Don'tquestiongoodluck.

'Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucannotmakeitdrink'

Youcangiveapersonachance,butyoucan'tmakehimorhertakeit.

'Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside'

Youalwaysthinkthatotherpeopleslivesarebetterthanyours.

'Thebestthingsinlifearefree'

Wedon'thavetopayforthethingsthatarereallyvaluable,likelove,friendship,goodhealthetc.

'Don'tcrossyourbridgesbeforeyoucometothem'

Don'tworryaboutproblemsbeforetheyarrive.

'Itwasthelaststrawthatbrokethecamel'sback'

Thereisalimittoeverything.Wecanloadthecamelwithlotsofstraw,butfinallyitwillbetoomuchandthecamel'sbackwillbreak.Anditisonlyasinglestrawthatbreaksitsback-thelaststraw.

Thiscanbeappliedtomanythingsinlife.Peopleoftensay"That'sthelaststraw!

"whentheywillnotacceptanymoreofsomething.

'Wherethere'sawillthere'saway'

Ifwehavethedeterminationtodosomething,wecanalwaysfindthepathormethodtodoit.

'Marryinhaste,andrepentatleisure'

Ifwegetmarriedquickly,withoutthinkingcarefully,wemaybesorrylater.Andwewillhaveplentyoftimetobesorry.

'Thebestadviceisfoundonthepillow'

Ifwehaveaproblem,wemayfindtheanswerafteragoodnight'ssleep.

Peoplealsosay:

"I'llsleeponit."

'Youcan'tjudgeabookbyitscover'

Weneedtoreadabooktoknowifit'sgoodorbad.Wecannotknowwhatit'slikejustbylookingatthefrontorbackcover.Thisproverbisappliedtoeverything,notonlybooks.

'Badnewstravelsfast'

'Badnews'meansnewsabout'bad'thingslikeaccidents,death,illnessetc.Peopletendtotellthistypeofnewsquickly.But'goodnews'（passinganexam,winningsomemoney,gettingajobetc）travelsmoreslowly.

'Birdsofafeatherflocktogether'

Birdsofafeathermeansbirdsofthesametype.Thewholeproverbmeansthatpeopleofthesametypeorsortstaytogether.Theydon'tmixwithpeopleofanothertype

'Liveandletlive'

Thisproverbsuggestthatweshouldnotinterfereinotherpeople'sbusiness.Weshouldliveourownlivesandletotherslivetheirlives.

'Thewaytoaman'sheartisthroughhisstomach'

Manywomenhavewonaman'slovebycookingdeliciousmealsforhim.Theyfedhisstomachandfoundloveinhisheart.

'Betteruntaughtthanilltaught.'

Thisproverbdropstheverb"tobe".Butweunderstand:

"Itisbetternottobetaughtatallthantobetaughtbadly."It'sbetternottolearnsomethingthantolearnitbadly.

'Soonlearnt,soonforgotten'

Somethingthatiseasytolearniseasytoforget.

BritishSayings/idioms

'Bob'syouruncle'

Itisaddedtotheendofsentencestomeanthatsomethingwillbesuccessful.

OriginofBob'syourUncle

"Bob'syourUncle"isawayofsaying"you'reallset"or"you'vegotitmade."It'sacatchphrasedatingbackto1887,whenBritishPrimeMinisterRobertCecil（a.k.a.LordSalisbury）decidedtoappointacertainArthurBalfourtotheprestigiousandsensitivepostofChiefSecretaryforIreland.

NotlostontheBritishpublicwasthefactthatLordSalisburyjusthappenedtobebetterknowntoArthurBalfouras"UncleBob."Intheresultingfuroroverwhatwasseenasanactofblatantnepotism,"Bob'syouruncle"becameapopularsarcasticcommentappliedtoanysituationwheretheoutcomewaspreordainedbyfavoritism.Asthescandalfadedinpublicmemory,thephraselostitsedgeandbecamejustasynonymfor"noproblem."

ByJamesHarris

'Keepyourpeckerup'

Remaincheerful-keepyourheadheldhigh.

'Biggirl'sblouse'

Aweakling;anineffectualperson.

'BurningtheCandleatBothEnds'

Workingformanyhourswithoutgettingenoughrest

'Eyesarebiggerthanyourbelly'

Thinkyoucaneatmorethanyoucan

'Myeyeswerebiggerthanmybelly,Icouldn'teateverythingIhadputonmyplate'

'SleepTight'

Haveagoodnightssleep

'GordonBennett'

Anexclamationofsurprise

'Stonethecrows'

Anexclamationofannoyance.

'TietheKnot'

GetMarried

'Talkthehindlegsoffadonkey'

Apersonwhoisexcessivelyorextremelytalkativecantalkthehindlegsoffadonkey.

'I'llputtheKettleon'

Letmemakeyouacupoftea

'Doyouwantabrew?

'

Doyouwantsometea?

'Legit'

Runextremelyfast

'Asqueerasaninebobnote'

Oddorunusual

'Poppedhis/hercloggs'

He/shehaspassedawat（died）

BritishProverbs

'Everycloudhasasilverlining'

There'salwayssomethinggoodinbadtimes.

'Astitchintimesavesnine'

Actearlyandyoucansavealotoftime.

'Nothingventurednothinggained'

Youhavetotryoryouwon'tgetanything.

'Outofthefryingpanintothefire'

Fromoneproblemtoanother.

'Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison'

Peopleoftendon'tlikethesamethings.

'Don'tlookagifthorseinthemouth'

Don'tquestiongoodluck.

'Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucannotmakeitdrink'

Youcangiveapersonachance,butyoucan'tmakehimorhertakeit.

'Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside'

Youalwaysthinkthatotherpeopleslivesarebetterthanyours.

'Thebestthingsinlifearefree'

Wedon'thavetopayforthethingsthatarereallyvaluable,likelove,friendship,goodhealthetc.

'Don'tcrossyourbridgesbeforeyoucometothem'

Don'tworryaboutproblemsbeforetheyarrive.

'Itwasthelaststrawthatbrokethecamel'sback'

Thereisalimittoeverything.Wecanloadthecamelwithlotsofstraw,butfinallyitwillbetoomuchandthecamel'sbackwillbreak.Anditisonlyasinglestrawthatbreaksitsback-thelaststraw.

Thiscanbeappliedtomanythingsinlife.Peopleoftensay"That'sthelaststraw!

"whentheywillnotacceptanymoreofsomething.

'Wherethere'sawillthere'saway'

Ifwehavethedeterminationtodosomething,wecanalwaysfindthepathormethodtodoit.

'Marryinhaste,andrepentatleisure'

Ifwegetmarriedquickly,withoutthinkingcarefully,wemaybesorrylater.Andwewillhaveplentyoftimetobesorry.

'Thebestadviceisfoundonthepillow'

Ifwehaveaproblem,wemayfindtheanswerafteragoodnight'ssleep.

Peoplealsosay:

"I'llsleeponit."

'Youcan'tjudgeabookbyitscover'

Weneedtoreadabooktoknowifit'sgoodorbad.Wecannotknowwhatit'slikejustbylookingatthefrontorbackcover.Thisproverbisappliedtoeverything,notonlybooks.

'Badnewstravelsfast'

'Badnews'meansnewsabout'bad'thingslikeaccidents,death,illnessetc.Peopletendtotellthistypeofnewsquickly.But'goodnews'（passinganexam,winningsomemoney,gettingajobetc）travelsmoreslowly.

'Birdsofafeatherflocktogether'

Birdsofafeathermeansbirdsofthesametype.Thewholeproverbmeansthatpeopleofthesametypeorsortstaytogether.Theydon'tmixwithpeopleofanothertype

'Liveandletlive'

Thisproverbsuggestthatweshouldnotinterfereinotherpeople'sbusiness.Weshouldliveourownlivesandletotherslivetheirlives.

'Thewaytoaman'sheartisthroughhisstomach'

Manywomenhavewonaman'slovebycookingdeliciousmealsforhim.Theyfedhisstomachandfoundloveinhisheart.

'Betteruntaughtthanilltaught.'

Thisproverbdropstheverb"tobe".Butweunderstand:

"Itisbetternottobetaughtatallthantobetaughtbadly."It'sbetternottolearnsomethingthantolearnitbadly.

'Soonlearnt,soonforgotten'

Somethingthatiseasytolearniseasytoforget.