Dziś dla odmiany podam listę przysłów w języku angielskim. Nie są to typowe angielskie przysłowia, ale zbiór przysłów i powiedzonek z całego świata w języku angielskim.
Na pierwszy ogień idzie literka A
- a bad workman always blames his tools
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- a cat may look at the king
- a creeking gate hangs long
- a fool and his money are soon parted
- a fox smells its own lair first
- a friend in need is a friend indeed
- a good beginning makes a good ending
- a good surgeon must have an eagle’s eye, a lion’s heart, and a lady’s hand
- a jack of all trades is master of none
- a leopard cannot change its spots
- a lie has no legs
- a little learning is a dangerous thing
- a merry heart makes a long life
- a miss is as good as a mile
- a penny saved is a penny earned
- a person is known by the company he keeps
- a rolling stone gathers no moss
- a sound mind in a sound body
- a stitch in time saves nine
- a woman’s work is never done
- a word is enough to the wise
- a word spoken is past recalling
- a word to the wise is sufficient
- absence makes the heart grow fonder
- actions speak louder than words
- action speaks better than words
- after dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile
- all flowers are not in one garland
- all good things come to an end
- all roads lead to Rome
- all that glitters is not gold
- all things come to him who waits
- all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
- all’s fair in love and war
- all’s well that ends well
- among the blind one-eyed man is a king
- an apple a day keeps the doctor away
- an Englishman’s home is his castle
- an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
- an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
- as you make your bed, so you must lie in it
- as you sow, so shall you reap
- ask and you shall receive
- ask no questions and hear no lies
Słownictwo angielskie otacza nas cały czas. Co najlepsze – słów, które nas otaczają zazwyczaj nie uczą w szkole. Tym bardziej warto z nich korzystać.