Some idioms
1. You cannot build a wall with one stone.
2. A cock crows his own dunghill.
3. A hungry man is an angry man.
4. All that glitters is not gold.
5. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for tooth.
6. At least say hello!
7. Better be sure than sorry.
8. Better spared than spend.
9. Better starve free than be a fat slave.
10. Business is the salt of life.
11. By their fruits you shall know them.
12. By the little is known the much.
13. Children are poor men’s riches.
14. Climbing a ladder one step at a time.
15. Diamond cuts diamond.
16. Dogs do not bite dogs.
17. Do good and cast it into the sea.
18. Do not cry over that which is gone.
19. Do your duty, and then claim your right.
20. Each door has its own key.
21. East or west, home is best.
22. Easy come, easy go.
23. Every dog has his day.
24. Everything comes to him who waits.
25. Experience is the best school.
26. First come, first saved.
27. First thrive and then wife.
28. Future is at the door.
29. Health is better than wealth.
30. History is repeats itself.
31. Honesty is the best policy.
32. İntelligence is a gem.
33. Know yourself.
34. Knowledge is power.
35. Life is like a turning wheel.
36. Life is short, yet sweet.
37. Life is the best teacher.
38. Little wealth, little care.
39. Lost time is never found again.
40. Love me little, love me long.
41. Money begets money.
42. Money is man’s enemy.
43. Money is like mercury.
44. Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
45. Quickly come, quickly go.
46. Speech is silver, silence is gold.
47. Still waters run deep.
48. Strength is in unity.
49. The bait hides the hook.
50. The best mirror is an old friend.
51. The mountain was laboring and produced a mouse.
52. There is no rose without a thorn.
53. There is no time like present.
54. Time is money.
55. Tomorrow is another day.
56. Two wrongs do not make a right.
57. Years know more than books.
Kaynak
İngilizce-Türkçe-Arapça Atasözleri ve Deyimler
Prof. Dr. Azmi Yüksel M. Lütfi Yılmaz