Phraseology lecture 13 phraseology and phraseological units

Proverbs are short sayings that express popular wisdom, a truth or a moral lesson in a concise and imaginative way:

• It never rains, but it pours.
• Easy come, easy go.
• A miss is as good as a mile.
• Too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
• Least said, soonest mended.
• Practice what one peaches.
• You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
• Charity begins at home.

Many proverbs and sayings are metaphorical:

• Time is money.
• Little drops make the mighty ocean (little drops).
• Rome wasn’t built in a day. (a day);
• Make the mighty ocean, building Rome (a large task).
• It takes two to tango ((both parties involved in a situation or argument are equally responsible for it).