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Character animal sounds proverbs similies

Character animal sounds proverbs similies


Anja Wenger
This set of flashcards helps learn English at an intermediate level, focusing on idiomatic expressions and vocabulary. It covers phrases like "as safe as houses," "eat like a horse," and "sleep like a log," along with adjectives such as "easy-going," "nosy," and "cruel." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from English to their native language and vice versa. Ideal for travelers, students, and anyone looking to improve their fluency, these flashcards offer practical examples to enhance communication skills.
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empfindlich

sensitive

grausam

curel

nosy

neugierig

unbekümmert

easy-going

Too many cooks spoil the broth

too many helpers cause confusion

One man's meat is another man's poison.

People have different tastes and interests.

The early bird catches the worm.

The first one to apply often gets the job, prize, bargain ect.

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

Don't rely on sth happening until it is certain.

Anapple a day keeps the doctor away

Eat fruit to stay healthy

 

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Think carefully before you devide to marry

 

He who pays the piper calls the tune.

Whoever is paying the bill has the right to choose.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

It's better to be sure of having a little tahn only the possibilitiy of having more.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Enjoy yourself while you can

A stitck in time saves nine.

If you put off doing a necessary job or repair, it may take longer in the end

You can't judge a book by its cover.

When someone is totally different in another situation than you thought the person is.

The more the merrier

the more the better...?

It never rains but it pours.

When something bad happens, it's not only one thing, it's a lot of things...

every cloud has a silver lining

When you see a situation at first, you only see the negative part, but when you later look back on this situation, you can see something positive

Waste not, want not

encouraging someone to save wather and not leave taps running.

a voice as clear as...

a bell

waking up as fresh as...

a daisy and eager to start work againg

hard as

nails

heavy as 

lead

as ... as life

large

as stubborn as

a mule

as sober as 

a judge

nervous? - no as steady as

a rock

As students, David and Kevin were as thick as...

thieves

ebarrassed - go as red as

a beetroot

as safe as...

houses

sleep like....

a log

He eats like...

a horse

smoke like...

a chimney

A dress fits like...

a glove

When you remember nothing, you have a memory like...

a sieve

When someone is furious on you, he is  down on you like a...

ton of bricks

From the moment they first met they got on like...

a house on fire (really well)

interesting news spread like...

wildfire.

be frightened and shaking like...

a leaf

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