Lesson 6C: Comparing Translations with Idioms

Question #1: You need to study the paperwork before you decide to make the investment.

Translation: Look before you leap.

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Question #2: Many people are eating together tonight.

Translation: Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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Question #3: Franko and Tamara love to talk.

Translation: Loose lips sink ships.

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Question #4: Don’t go to the show because you will be too late.

Translation: Better late than never.

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Question #5: The three men went fishing at the crack of dawn.

Translation: The early bird catches the worm.

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Question #6: Instead of rambling, please say exactly what you mean.

Translation: Silence is golden.

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Question #7: Please make sure that you lose a few pounds before you get your checkup at the doctor.

Translation: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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Question #8: Although she has a large and deep facial scar, it does not take away from her beauty.

Translation: Beauty is only skin deep.

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Question #9: When you and Melissa get into our business, it will eventually get you into trouble.

Translation: Curiosity killed the cat.

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Question #10: Last week, Harrison and Paulo ate at two different restaurants and they both liked them.

Translation: Look at both sides of the coin.

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Question #11: The mother was irate when the child got into her drawer and painted the walls with nail polish; she screamed and spanked the child.

Translation: A barking dog never bites.

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Question #12: If you really want the prize, you will win the race.

Translation: Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

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Question #13: Tony crashed his car, and so did Martin.

Translation: Two wrongs don’t make a right.

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Question #14: Do the job now because it will be worse if you wait.

Translation: A stitch in time saves nine.

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Question #15: Apply for that job posting immediately so that you can be one of the first interviewees.

Translation: Strike while the iron is hot.

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Question #16: Do not buy that car until you have all the money to pay for it.

Translation: Don’t count your chickens before they
hatch.

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Question #17: I can’t believe that everything in my life is going wrong today.

Translation: When it rains, it pours.

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Question #18: People's appearance tells everything about them.

Translation: Don't judge a book by its cover.

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Question #19: Time goes by very slowly when you are waiting for something.

Translation: A watched pot never boils.

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Question #20: People who are alike do not get along.

Translation: Opposites attract.

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Question #21: Upload your completed worksheet.

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