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Topic: Idioms in English and India - Proverbs
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Awsomechick
Posts: 6
From: Australia
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 03 October 2002 11:35 AM
  
HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE
Wat this one means is be happy with what you dot because some people have nothing
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Fudge
Posts: 65
From: Tasmania
Registered: May 2002
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posted 03 October 2002 11:41 AM
'A theif is a theif, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber.'
I think this means that whatever you steal whether it is priceless or cheap, whether you did it for survival or whether you did because of greed you are still a theif.
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smiley
Posts: 2
From: hobart
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 03 October 2002 11:44 AM
This proverb is from Australia
"A THEIF IS A THEIF, WHETHER HE STEALS A DIAMOND OR A CUMBER"I think that what ever you've stolen whether it be your brother C.D or something else YOU will always have a feeling of guilt in your stomache.
It DOES NOT matter what you stole. YOU are still a theif. IP: Logged |
groovy_chick*
Posts: 10
From: tasmania, hobart
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 03 October 2002 11:46 AM
I think the Indian proverb. 'one who cannot dance blames the floor' Relates to the Australian proverb. 'a bad worker blames his tools' I think it means that if you do something and it is wrong, you should not blame someone else, you should blame yourself.  IP: Logged |
swany
Posts: 11
From: Hobart
Registered: May 2002
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posted 03 October 2002 11:46 AM
I like the proverb TO LOSE IS TO LEARN
I think every time you make a mistake or lose in any way you learn from your mistakes in some way
C-Ya all later
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cloudangel
Posts: 22
From:
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 03 October 2002 11:47 AM
I think the proverb,
TO LOSE IS TO LEARN
means that when ever you make a mistake you learn from it or if you lose you learn what not to do and you can practise.
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**Roxy**
Posts: 4
From: Hobart,Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 03 October 2002 11:48 AM
"God gives food to everybird but does not throw it into the nest"
I think that this means that a lot of things are provided for us, but unless we go out and get it, we cant access it.
We have to go out and find things for ourself, Instead of waiting for things to happen or expecting people to do everything for us. This is my opinion
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smiley
Posts: 2
From: hobart
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 03 October 2002 11:52 AM
This proverb is from India
"A THEIF IS A THEIF, WHETHER HE STEALS A DIAMOND OR A CUCUMBER"I think that what ever YOU'VE stolen, whether it be food food from the pantry, a C.D off your bro, or anything else you will always have a feeling of guilt in your gut.
I think it also mean s that if you steal something of little importance you should still get treated like you have stolen something of great importance. IP: Logged |
Eb88
Posts: 19
From: hobart
Registered: May 2002
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posted 05 October 2002 09:37 AM
Hey,
Hindi proverb- SELF PRAISE is no praise.Australian proverb- Don't blow your own trumpet.
Both prverbs have the same meaning: don't boast about your qualities. Know how good you are internally. IP: Logged |
Eb88
Posts: 19
From: hobart
Registered: May 2002
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posted 05 October 2002 09:47 AM
Hindi proverb- A scalded cat dreads cold water.Australian proverb- Once bitten, twice shy.
These bot have the same meaning: if you are bitten by a dog you will not make the same mistake of patting it, or what ever. IP: Logged |
Fudge
Posts: 65
From: Tasmania
Registered: May 2002
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posted 29 October 2002 01:00 PM
Tumhara kya nam hai?
is a Hindi sentence meaning "what is your name?"
I also ound out that Jighan means "yes" and Nahin means no.
The word enough in Hindi, Bas, is exactly the same in Arabic.
Is-Ko Inggirsi-men kya kahte ho? is a helpful one which means "What do you call this in English?"Fudge IP: Logged |
*Surf_Sista*
Posts: 10
From: Hobart,Tasmania,Australia
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 29 October 2002 01:10 PM
One man's meat is another man's poison.
What is play to one is death to another.
These two proverbs are alike. They both mean that the same thing can be dangerous to different people.IP: Logged |
