Proverbs & Idioms

Although Boon Hao was still mad at Jia Zheng for losing his book, he decided to let sleeping dogs lie and not mention it again.

• It is better not to restart an old argument

• It is better to let your relatives' pets sleep on the floor

• It is better to let someone or something happens because you could get hurt afterwards.

When Chen Xi asked his grandmother why she saved used wrapping paper, she replied, "Waste not, want not."

• If you don't want anything, you are not a wasteful person.

• If you carefully save things, you will not find yourself in need of things.

Ke Jia didn't want to move to a different town but every cloud has a silver lining, she made lots of friends at her new school.

• You can find something good in every bad situation.

• You can find interesting shapes in every cloud in the sky.

• You will be very happy after solving your problem.

Better ....................... than never.

• safe

• delayed

• now

• late

• slow

Let's hit the sack early to make it to the store before the crowds arrive.

• leave home

• go to sleep

• wake up

• go out

Yuen Yi sat by the window watching for the mailman. "Yuen Yi, your video game will come eventually, don't you know that a watched pot never boils?" said Xuan En.

• The mailman never comes when you want him to.

• It is too dangerous to watch a pot of water boil.

• Things you look forward to seem to take forever to happen.

• Watching for the mailman is like a boiling pot of water. It's boring.

Don't put all your __________ in one basket.

• fruits

• apples

• eggs

• cheese

What is the meaning of the proverb, stop and smell the roses?

• everyone should pick up a rose and smell it once in a while

• you need to let yourself feel happy even when you're sad

• you should take time in life to enjoy the little things

• you need to be grateful