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Translate the following proverbs into Azerbaijani

1. Not one’s cup of tea. 2. To have an egg on one’s face. 3. A sweet tooth. 4. Honesty is the best
policy 5.Appetite comes with eating 6.Never hit a man when he is down 7.Two heads are better
than one 8. East or West, home is best 9. Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.10. Break a
leg.
1.To have got enough on one’s plate. 2. A piece of cake. 3. To butter someone up. 4. A rule of
thumb. 5. Don’t try to fly without wings. 6. Strike the iron while it is hot. 7. Still waters run
deep. 8. Like father like son. 9. Tastes differ. 10. Forbidden fruit is sweet.
1. Pie in the sky. 2. The icing on the cake. 3. At the top of one’s voice. 4. To go blow off some
steam. 5. Easy come, easy go. 6. Custom is a second nature. 7. Cut your coat according to your
cloth. 8. First think, then speak. 9. Everything is good in its season. 10. Out of sight, out of mind.
1. To get the point. 2. To speak up. 3. To have a clue. 4. Leopard will never change his spots. 5.
Better late than never. 6. Speech is silver, silence is golden. 7. A friend in need, is a friend
indeed. 8. What is lost is lost. 9. A man can die, but once. 10. There is a black sheep in every
flock.
1.To lower one’s voice. 2. A blessing in disguise. 3. On the tip of one’s tongue. 4. See eye to
eye. 5. Money makes money. 6. Silence means consent. 7. Time is the best healer. 8. Rome
wasn’t built in a day. 9. No bees no honey, no work no money. 10. Knowledge is power.
1. It’s a small world. 2. Over the moon. 3. A drop in the ocean. 4. Wouldn’t be caught dead. 5.
As a man is so is his company. 6. The best defense is offence. 7. There is no smoke without fire.
8. Don’t trouble troubles me till trouble troubles you. 9. As you make your bed so you must lie in
it. 10. All is not gold that glitters.
1.Talk someone into something. 2.An arm and a leg. 3. Actions speak louder than words. 4. Beat
around the bush. 5. So many countries so many customs. 6. Never put off till tomorrow what you
can do today. 7. Where there is a will there is a way. 8. To kill two birds with one stone. 9. Don’t
count your chickens before they are hatched. 10. Every medal has its reverse.
1.Chip on his shoulder. 2. Once in a blue moon. 3. Jumping the gun. 4. Far cry from. 5. At the
drop of a hat. 6. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 7. Self done is well done. 8. Who lives
longest, he sees more. 9. Score twice before you cut once. 10. They are hand and glove.
1. Costs an arm and a leg. 2. To eat a horse. 3. Let the cat out of the bag. 4. To bend over
backward. 5. Don’t make a mountain out of molehill. 6. A steel tongue makes wise head. 7. So
many men, so many minds. 8. Think today and speak tomorrow. 9. Many a fine dish has nothing
on it. 10. Skill is stronger than strength.
1. Couch potato. 2. To spill the beans. 3. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. 4. Until the
cows come home. 5. Trust, but not too much. 6. Life is not bad when you have bread. 7. One
cannot put back the clock. 8. Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear. 9. Second thoughts are
best. 10. A new broom sweeps clean.
1.His bark is worse than his bite. 2. Drive me up the wall. 3. On the fence. 4. To be in one’s
shoes. 5. To keep a stiff upper lip. 6. Hope is the last thing that we lose. 7. Don’t cry over spilt
milk. 8. Good health is above wealth. 9. All cats are grey in the dark. 10. Live and learn.
1.A penny for your thoughts. 2. Best of both worlds. 3. Burn the midnight oil. 4. To open a
whole new can of worms. 5. Love is blind. 6. Such master, such servant. 7. Fine feather make
fine birds. 8. A close mouth catches no flies. 9. A child that does not cry is not nursed. 10. A
hero dies, his fame remains.
1. Feel a bit under the weather. 2. Cross the bridge when you come to it. 3. To hit the hay. 4. To
burn bridges. 5. To jump ship. 6. A fool may sometimes speak the purpose. 7. A next-door
neighbour is better than a distance relative. 8. A tree is known by its fruit. 9. An apple a day
keeps a doctor away. 10. A word is enough to the wise
1.Up in the air. 2. Two to tango. 3. Kill two birds with one stone. 4. To sweep something under
the rug. 5. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. 6. Action speak louder than words. 7. After
rain comes fair weather. 8. All that glitters is not gold. 9. All the fingers are not alike. 10.
Appetite comes with eating.
1.Age is no guarantee of wisdom. 2. A good name is better than riches. 3. A still tongue makes a
wise head. 4. A bad work man always blames his tools. 5. A friend is never known till a man has
need. 6. After a storm comes a calm. 7. Kill two birds with one stone. 8. Beat around the bush. 9.
To be in one’s shoes. 10. Best of both worlds
1. A little is better than none. 2. All are not friends that speaks us fair. 3. A new broom sweeps
clean. 4. As the tree, so the fruit. 5. An hour is the morning is worth two in the evening. 6. A
useful trade is a mine of gold. 7. Couch potato. 8. A penny for your thoughts. 9. Costs an arm
and a leg. 10. Over the moon
1. A man can die, but once. 2. All cats are grey in the dark. 3. A stich in time saves nine. 4. As
you brew, so must you drink. 5. They are hand and glove. 6. There is no smoke without fire. 7.
To speak up. 8. It’s a small world. 9. Pie in the sky. 10. To have an egg on one’s face.