[English] Kumpulan Kalimat Bijak Yang Terkenal (Part 4)

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22. Two's company (, threes's a crowd)
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: used to suggest that it is better to be in group of only two people than have a third person with you as well

23. Too many cooks spoil the broth
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: if to many peeople are involved in doing something, it will not be done well

24. Don't count your chincken before they are hatched
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: you should not be too sonfident that something will be successul, because something may still go wrong

25. Curiosity killed the cat
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: used to tell somebody not to ask questions or try to find out about things that do not concern them

26. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: used to say that it is easier and wiser to stay in a bad situation that you know and can deal with rather than change to new situation which may be much worse

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[English] Kumpulan Kalimat Bijak Yang Terkenal (Part 3)

Long time no new posting in this category, because of that today I write the third part of this article. Hope all of you can enjoy this article and don't forget to read the previous part if you haven't read this article from beginning.


15. Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: having rich parents.


16.There's one born every minute
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: used to say that somebody is very stupid.


17. Boys will be boys
      Explanation from InfoKabayan:you should not be surprised when boys or men behave in noisy or rough away as this is part of typical male behaviour

18. When the cat's away the mice will play
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: people enjoy themselves more and behave with greater freedom when the person in charge of them is not there.

19. Charity begins at home
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: you should help and care of you own family,etc. Before you start helping other people.

20. Every cloud has a silver lining
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: every sad or difficult situation has a positive side.

21. Cut your coat according to your cloth
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: to do only what you have enough monet to do and no more.


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[English] Kumpulan Kalimat Bijak Yang Terkenal (Part 2)

Okay this is the second part about sayings and proverbs. Below  is a second list of well known sayings and proverbs: fixed phrases or sentences that give advice or say something that is generally true. Sometimes a speaker will leave out part of sentence because it is so well known. Read this second part of this article and keep enjoy and update for the next part at Infokabayan.

If you want to read the first part, you can read it first by click this link: Part 1

8. Beauty is only skin-deep
    Explanation from InfoKabayan: how a person looks is less important than their character

9. You've made your bed and you must lien in/on it
    Explanation from InfoKabayan: you must accept the result of your actions

10. Beggar can't be choosers
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: people say this when there is no choice and somebody must be satisfied with what is avalaible

11. Seeing is believing
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: used to say somebody will have to believe that something is true when see it, although they do not think it is true now

12. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: it is better to keep something that you already have than to risk losing it by trying to get much more

13. Birds of a feather (flock together)
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: people of the same sort (are found together)

14. Blood is thicker than water
      Explanation from InfoKabayan: family relationships are stronger than any others


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[English] Kumpulan Kalimat Bijak Yang Terkenal (Part 1)

Today I will share you something that I get from my Oxford dictionary. They are sayings and proverbs. Below is a list of well known sayings and proverbs: fixed phrases or sentences that give advice or say something that is generally true. Sometimes a speaker will leave out part of sentence because it is so well known. Because there are many sentences, I will divide it become some parts in this blog. Read this article and keep enjoy at Infokabayan

1. Absence makes the heart grow finder

    Explanation from InfoKabayan: used to say that when you are away from somebody that you love, you love them even more

2. There's no accounting for taste

    Explanation from InfoKabayan: used to say how difficult it is to understand why somebody like somebody/something that you do not like at all

3. Actions speak louder that words

    Explanation from InfoKabayan: what a person actually does means more than what they say they will do

4. It'll be all right on the night

    Explanation from InfoKabayan: used to say that a performance, an event, etc. will be succesfull even if the preparations for it have not gone well

5. The apple doesn't fall/never fails far from the tree

     Explanation from InfoKabayan: a child usually behaves in a similar way to his/her parant(s)

6. If you can't beat them, join them

    Explanation from InfoKabayan: if you cannot defeat somebody or be as succesfull as they are, then it is more sensible to join them in what they are doing and perhaps get some advantage for youself by doing so

7. Beauty is in the eye of beholder

    Explanation from InfoKabayan: people all have different ideas about what is beautiful

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