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Question		Answer
to keep an amount of money for a time in the future when you might need it start learning		save for a rainy day
don't give up when there's still a chance you may succeed start learning		never say die
don't put too much importance on just one thing, because if that fails you have nothing start learning		don't put all your eggs in one basket
try again, don't give up start learning		if at first you don't succeed, try try again
look after the details (monetary or other) and the larger issues will also be taken care of start learning		take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
accept other people's actions, although they may have a different way of living than yours start learning		live and let live
don't be ungrateful when you receive a gift start learning		don't look a gift horse in the mouth
don't talk about your private problems in public start learning		don't wash your dirty linen in public
before you do something, think of it start learning		look before you leap
don't exaggerate the importance of something start learning		don't make a mountain out of a molehill
plan your aims taking your abilities into consideration start learning		cut your coat according to your cloth
if a criticism of you is true, accept it start learning		if the cap fits, wear it
information about misfortune or trouble disseminates quickly start learning		bad news travels fast
we are never satisfied with what we have start learning		the more you have the more you want
success breeds further success start learning		nothing succeeds like success
you must work yourself to get what you want and not depend solely on divine help start learning		God helps them that help themselves
doing something all over again is the only way to learn to do it well start learning		practice makes perfect
someone may do something bad and not be punished but that does not mean you're allowed to do bad things start learning		two wrongs don't make a right
it's no use in worrying about something that you can't change now start learning		don't cry over spilt milk
don't delay doing something that you can do immediately start learning		don't put off to tomorrow what you can do today
if you have an opportunity to do something, do it before it expires start learning		make hay while the sun shines
treat others in the same way as you would like to be treated start learning		do as you would be done by
wait until a good thing you expect really happens before you make plans about it start learning		don't count your chickens before they're hatched
don't worry about the problems before they arrive start learning		don't cross your bridges before you come to them
someone who doesn't settle in one place rarely prospers start learning		a rolling stone gathers no moss
people who are very quiet may be interesting start learning		still waters run deep
if you eavesdrop someone saying gossips, you may hear something unpleasant about you start learning		eavesdroppers hear no good of themselves
life is much more pleasant if we treat each other lovingly start learning		love makes the world go round
what you do is more important than what you say start learning		actions speak louder than words
too many people working on the same piece of work will spoil it start learning		too many cooks spoil the broth
you blame the objects you use for your own mistakes start learning		a bad workman blames his tools
being apart from someone that you love makes you love him even more start learning		absence makes the heart grow fonder
success comes to those who prepare well and put effort start learning		the early bird catches the worm
new boss makes changes start learning		a new broom sweeps clean
dreams should be interpreted as the opposite of them start learning		dreams go by contraries
even misfortune can benefit someone start learning		it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
people stop respecting others when they know them very well start learning		familiarity breeds contempt
to be deceived, cheated start learning		to be taken for a ride
to take a nap start learning		to have forty winks
to save money start learning		to tighten one's belt
to reveal a secret start learning		let the cat out of the bag
to make an embarassing mistake start learning		to put one's foot in it
to become a better person start learning		to turn over a new leaf
to be unable to decide about something start learning		to be in two minds about something
they were stolen start learning		they fell off the back of a lorry
to be an accountant start learning		to cook the books
to be nervous start learning		to have butterflies in one's stomach
to be very tired, exhausted start learning		to be on one's last legs
to be very happy start learning		to be over the moon
I can't be tricked, cheated start learning		there are no flies on me
to be bald, have little hair on one's head start learning		to be a bit thin on top
to suspect something wrong is going on - deception start learning		to smell a rat
can't talk start learning		to lose one's tongue
to be at the limits of one's endurance start learning		to be at the end of one's tether
to have nothing to do start learning		to be at loose end
to be frightened start learning		my hair stood on end
I was very surprised start learning		you could have knocked me down with a feather
I'll tell no one this secret, about this start learning		my lips are sealed
to be in a routine, boring habitual behaviour start learning		to be in a rut
to lose control of your emotions start learning		to lose one's head
to lose one's temper start learning		to blew one's top
to be very talkative, to be able to talk much start learning		I have got the gift of the gab
to be good at gardening start learning		to have green fingers
to be over the moon start learning		to be tickled pink
can't talk due to nervousness start learning		have a lump in one's throat
I was deceived start learning		he led me up the garden path
to become very angry start learning		to get hot under the collar
I forgot about it start learning		it slipped my mind
they fired me, I was made redundant start learning		I was given the sack
nosy start learning		inquisitive, curious
down-at-heel start learning		shabbily dressed
hard up start learning		poor, short of money
big-headed start learning		vain, conceited
cheesed off start learning		fed up, bored
off one's head start learning		mad, insane
all thumbs start learning		very clumsy
dead beat start learning		completely exhausted
keyed up start learning		tense, excited
down-to-earth start learning		sensible, practical
on the dole start learning		unemployed
long in the tooth start learning		old
pig-headed start learning		stubborn
off colour start learning		ill, not well
tight-fisted start learning		mean, miserly
thick-skinned start learning		insensitive, not easily offended
hair-raising start learning		very frightening
look into start learning		investigate
pass out start learning		to faint
do up start learning		decorate, modernize
call off start learning		cancel
go out (fire) start learning		stop burning
pass away start learning		die
turn down start learning		refuse
blow up start learning		explode
look up to start learning		admire, respect
get over start learning		recover from
call on start learning		visit
own up start learning		confess
drop off start learning		fall asleep
put off start learning		postpone
give in start learning		yield, surrender - poddać się
go with start learning		match, suit
fall out start learning		quarrel
food for thought start learning		something to think about
a half-baked idea start learning		badly thought-out
regurgitate start learning		reproduce without thinking
put aside some time for oneself start learning		keep time free
waste precious time start learning		using time badly (not doing anything with your life)
live on borrowed time start learning		survive after you would expect to be dead
can't afford to spend time doing something start learning		don't have time to do something
a flash of inspiration start learning		a clever idea that comes suddenly
bright start learning		intelligent
dim start learning		not very intelligent
shine at something start learning		be especially good at something
construct (a theory) start learning		develope (a theory)
support start learning		help prove
fall down (e.g. an idea) start learning		fails because of a particular reason
the foundation start learning		basis
(make) a killing start learning		(make) a big profit
launch an aggressive campaign start learning		begin an intense series of actions
target start learning		aim at
join forces start learning		merge together
big cheese start learning		an important, influential person
couch potato start learning		a person who lives a sedentary lifestyle, never doing any exercise
loose cannon start learning		an unpredictable person who may cause damage if he/she is uncontrolled
rotten apple start learning		one bad person who has a bad effect on all others in the group
tough cookie start learning		someone who is strong enough to deal with difficult or violent situations
wet blanket start learning		a negative person who ruins other people's good times
get across start learning		communicate your message clearly
come across start learning		meet/find by chance
look up start learning		search for information, e.g. in a dictionary
make up start learning		invent, e.g. a story
carry on start learning		continue
hold on start learning		wait
watch out start learning		be careful
work out start learning		calculate something
yes-man start learning		a person who agrees with bosses or people above him
whiz kid start learning		a young person who is exceptionally intelligent and clever
busybody start learning		a person who is interested too much in other's people's lifes
chatterbox start learning		very talkative person who speaks too much
pain in the neck start learning		very annoying person
dark horse start learning		a person who reveals little about himself or his activities, especially one who has unexpected abilities or talents
old hand start learning		old handa person who is skilled at something through long experience
set in one's ways start learning		conservative person
black sheep start learning		a member of a group who is considered undesirable, the bad person
life and soul of the party start learning		a very social person
go downhill start learning		go badly
find oneself at crossroads start learning		having to choose one thing or another
go far start learning		have a great future
reach the peak start learning		become number one

English Metaphores&Words of wisdom+some phrasal verbs and words

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