CEFR B2/C1 - English Proverbs 2

"If you're in a hole, stop digging" can mean...

• it'd be better if you stop talking now.
• it's safe to carry on.

Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

• It's a warning.
• It's saying don't be cautious.

If you want a job done ___, do it yourself.

• up
• left
• right
• down

You catch more flies with honey.

• Can mean that being nice helps get things done.
• Means that bees and flies are mortal enemies.

Take the bad with the good.

• Is a 1966 movie with Clint Eastwood.
• Means to accept a situation, both pleasant and unpleasant parts.

Curiosity killed the ___.

• cat
• mice
• dog
• chickens

When the cat is away, the ___ will play.

• cat
• mice
• dog
• chickens

A chain is only as strong as its weakest ___.

• cat
• mice
• link
• chickens

Don't count your ___ before they're hatched.

• cat
• mice
• dog
• chickens

An apple a day keeps the ___ away.

• patient
• nurse
• doctor
• dentist