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A BAD BEGINNING MAKES A BAD ENDING
The multistorey (multistoried) building was destroyed only by a small earthquake because the foundation was too law. A bad beginning made a bad ending.
BAD NEWS TRAVELS FAST
He thought that all of the boys knew that he had been defeated in the fight. As people said that bad news travelled fast.
CALL A SPADE A SPADE
He took some money from her bag and said the borrowed it. But she told him he stole it because she decided to call a spade a spade.
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
The robbery witnesses were killed by the robbers. They believed (in) the proverb, 'Dead men tell no tales.'
EARLY TO BED EARLY TO RISE, MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE
She told her son to go to bed early. Because he was weak lately. She loved to follow the proverb, 'Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.'
FACT ARE STUBBORN THINGS
He said he could defeat the new fighter. But in the ring, he was knocked out only in the first round. His opponent said, 'Fact are stubborn things.'
GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT
He always complained about his meal. What she served was far form nourishing. So how he could work hard with such undernourished meal. But he didn't say a bit that what he sent home was less than half of the money he earned. He was a real stingy husband. So what she served was a reflection of what she received. It was a case of garbage in, garbage out.
HABIT IS SECOND NATURE
When he was a child, he used to set an alarm clock for five o'clock. Now he still wakes up at five o'clock. Waking up at five o'clock has become his habit and habit is second nature. He thinks it's impossible to break his habit. Even on Sundays he wakes up at five o'clock.
IDLE FOLKS HAVE THE LEAST LEISURE
He had nothing to do. And he spent his time only to avoid work. Every time his mother ask him to help her, he always answered that he had no time. It seemed that he didn't enjoy the time he had. It was true that idle folks had the least leisure.
JACK IS AS GOOD AS HIS MASTER
They and their children regarded their maidservant as their family member. Because she had been with them for a long time. Besides, they thought that Jack was as good as his master.
A BAD BEGINNING MAKES A BAD ENDING
The multistorey (multistoried) building was destroyed only by a small earthquake because the foundation was too law. A bad beginning made a bad ending.
BAD NEWS TRAVELS FAST
He thought that all of the boys knew that he had been defeated in the fight. As people said that bad news travelled fast.
CALL A SPADE A SPADE
He took some money from her bag and said the borrowed it. But she told him he stole it because she decided to call a spade a spade.
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
The robbery witnesses were killed by the robbers. They believed (in) the proverb, 'Dead men tell no tales.'
EARLY TO BED EARLY TO RISE, MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE
She told her son to go to bed early. Because he was weak lately. She loved to follow the proverb, 'Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.'
FACT ARE STUBBORN THINGS
He said he could defeat the new fighter. But in the ring, he was knocked out only in the first round. His opponent said, 'Fact are stubborn things.'
GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT
He always complained about his meal. What she served was far form nourishing. So how he could work hard with such undernourished meal. But he didn't say a bit that what he sent home was less than half of the money he earned. He was a real stingy husband. So what she served was a reflection of what she received. It was a case of garbage in, garbage out.
HABIT IS SECOND NATURE
When he was a child, he used to set an alarm clock for five o'clock. Now he still wakes up at five o'clock. Waking up at five o'clock has become his habit and habit is second nature. He thinks it's impossible to break his habit. Even on Sundays he wakes up at five o'clock.
IDLE FOLKS HAVE THE LEAST LEISURE
He had nothing to do. And he spent his time only to avoid work. Every time his mother ask him to help her, he always answered that he had no time. It seemed that he didn't enjoy the time he had. It was true that idle folks had the least leisure.
JACK IS AS GOOD AS HIS MASTER
They and their children regarded their maidservant as their family member. Because she had been with them for a long time. Besides, they thought that Jack was as good as his master.