Proverbs

If all of us work together to complete a task, each person will have less work to do and the task will be completed faster.

As the saying goes, _______________.

• a friend in need is a friend indeed

• if you can't beat them, join them

• many hands make light work

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__________________ . The project can never be finished if all of us just want to be the leaders.

• Many hands make light work

• Too many cooks spoil the broth

• Don't judge a book by its cover

• A friend in need is a friend indeed

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My brother promised my father that he would give up football for three months before the exam but my father told him he would wait and see because _________________ .

• practice makes perfect

• a miss is as good as a mile

• actions speak louder than words

• do not count the chickens before they are hatched

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If you keep trying, you will succeed at the end.

As the saying goes ________.

• the pen is mightier than the sword

• practice makes perfect

• one good turn deserves another

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Hurry up, Jun Xiang. Let’s get to the book sale as early as we can.

Remember, __________.

• Rome wasn't built in a day

• a fool and his money are soon parted

• the early bird catches the worm

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Bryan: When will you finish your research project?

Terrence: It will take me a while. _________________, you know.

• Rome wasn't built in a day

• you reap what you sow

• the pen is mightier than the sword

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We say ___________ when someone has the same smart idea that you have.

• great minds think alike

• easy come, easy go

• birds of a feather flock together

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We can't afford expensive paper to paint on so we use newspaper.

They say ____________.

• a stitch in time saves nine

• beauty is only skin deep

• necessity is the mother of invention

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If there are many people doing the same job, the result will come out to be bad.

• Too many cooks spoil the broth

• Opportunity seldom knocks twice

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A person who takes action sooner rather than later will benefit from doing so.

• The early bird catches the worm

• Two heads are better than one

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