Proverb speech

1) অতি ভক্তি চোরের লক্ষণ। ⇨Too much
courtesy, too much craft.

2) অতি চালাকের গলায় দরি। ⇨Too much cunning
overreaches itself.
3) অতি লোভে তাঁতী নষ্ট। ⇨ Grasp all, lose all.
4) অতি দর্পে হত লঙ্কা। ⇨ Pride goes before a
fall.
5) অল্প বিদ্যা ভয়ংকরী। ⇨A little learning is a
dangerous thing.

6) অভাবে স্বভাব নষ্ট। ⇨ Necessity knows no law.
7) অসারের তর্জন গর্জন সার। ⇨Empty vessels
sound much.
অধিক সন্ন্যাসীতে গাজন নষ্ট। ⇨ Too many
cooks spoil the broth.
9) আপনা ভাল তো জগৎ ভালো। ⇨ To the pure all
things are pure.
10) আপনি বাঁচলে বাপের নাম। ⇨ Self-preservation
is the first law of nature.
11) আয় বুঝে ব্যয় কর। ⇨ Cut your coat
according to your cloth.
12) ই‛ছা থাকলে উপায় হয়। ⇨ Where there is a will,
there is a way.
13) উঠন্ত মূলো পত্তনেই চেনা যায়। ⇨ Morning
shows the day.
14) উদোর পিন্ডি বুদোর ঘাড়ে। ⇨ One doth the
scathe, another hath the scorn.
15) উলুবনে মুক্তা ছড়ানো / বানরের গলায় মুক্তার
হার। ⇨ To cast pearls before swine.
16) এক ঢিলে দুই পাখি মারা / রথ দেখা কলা বেচা। ⇨
To kill two birds with one stone.
17) এক মুখে দুই কথা। ⇨ To blow hot and cold in
the same breath.
1 এক হাতে তালি বাজে না। ⇨ It takes two to
make a quarrel.
19) এক মাঘে শীত যায় না। ⇨ One swallow does
not make a summer.
20) কষ্ট না করলে কেষ্ট মেলে না / দুঃখ বিনা সুখ
লাভ হয় কি মহীতে? ⇨ No pains, no gains.
21) কয়লা ধুইলে ময়লা যায় না। ⇨ Black will take no
other hue.
22) কাঁচায় না নোয়ালে বাঁশ, পাকলে করে ঠাস ঠাস। ⇨
Strike the iron while it is hot.
23) কাঁটা দিয়ে কাঁটা তোলা। ⇨ To set a thief to
catch a thief.
24) কাটা ঘায়ে নুনের ছিটা / মরার উপর খাড়ার ঘা। ⇨ To
add insult to injury.
25) কারো পৌষ মাস, কারো সর্বনাশ। ⇨ What is
sports to the cat is death to the rat.
OR , Nero fiddles while Rome burns.
OR, Some have the hop, some stick in the gap.
26) গরূ মেরে জুতো দান। ⇨ To rob Peter to pay
Paul.
27) গতস্য শোচনা নাসিত্ম। ⇨ Let bygones, be
bygones.
2 গাছে কাঁঠাল গোঁফে তেল। ⇨ To count
chickens before they are hatched.
29) গায়ে মানে না আপনি মোড়ল। ⇨ A fool to
others, himself a sage.
30) গাইতে গাইতে গায়েন,
বাজাইতে বাজাইতে বায়েন। ⇨ Practice makes a
man perfect.
31) ঘরপোড়া গরূ সিঁদুরে মেঘ দেখলে ভয় পায়।
⇨ A burnt child dreads the fire.
32) চাচা আপন প্রাণ বাঁচা। ⇨ Every man for himself.
OR, Physician heals thyself.
33) চোরে না শুনে ধমের্র কাহিনী। ⇨ A rogue
is deaf to all good.
34) চোরে চোরে মাসতুতো ভাই। ⇨ Birds of
the same feather flock together.
35) চোর পালালে বুদ্ধি বাড়ে। ⇨ To lock the
stable-door when the steed is stolen. OR
36) After death comes the doctor.
37) চালুন বলে ছুঁচ তোমার পিছনে একটা ছ্যাঁদা। ⇨
The pot calls the cattle black.
3 ছেঁড়া চাটাইয়ে শুয়ে লাখ টাকার স্বপ্ন দেখা। ⇨
To build castle in the air.
39) জোর যার মুল-yক তার। ⇨ Might is right.
40) জলন্ত আগুনে ঘৃতাহুতি। ⇨ To add fuel to the
fire.
41) ঝোপ বুঝে কোপ মারা। ⇨ Make hay while
the sun shines.
42) ঢিলটি মারলে পাটকেলটি খেতে হয় / যেমন
বুনো ওল, তেমন বাঘা তেঁতুল / যেমন কুকুর,
তেমন মুগুড়।⇨ Tit for tat.
43) তেলা মাথায় তেল দেয়া। ⇨To carry coal to
Newcastle.
44) তিলকে তাল করা। ⇨ To make a mountain out of
a mole hill.
45) দশের লাঠি একের বোঝা / রাই কুঁড়িয়ে বেল।
⇨ Many a pickle ( OR, little) makes a mickle.
46) দাঁত থাকতে দাঁতের মর্যাদা বোঝা যায় না। ⇨
Blessings are not valued till they are gone.
47) দুষ্ট গরূর চেয়ে শূন্য গোয়াল ভালো। ⇨
Better an empty house than a bad (OR, an ill)
tenant.
4 ধরি মাছ না ছুঁই পানি। ⇨ A cat loves fish but is
loath to wet her feet.
49) নাই মামার চেয়ে কানা মামা ভালো। ⇨ Something
is better than nothing.
50) নাচতে না জানলে উঠান বাঁকা। ⇨ A bad workman
quarrels with his tools.
51) নানা মুনির নানা মত। ⇨ Many men, many minds.
52) নিজের নাক কেটে পরের যাত্রা ভঙ্গ করা। ⇨
To cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face.
53) পরের মন্দ করতে গেলে নিজের মন্দ
আগে ফলে। ⇨ Harm hatch, harm catch.
54) পাননা তাই খাননা / আঙ্গুর ফল টক। ⇨ The grapes
are sour.
55) পাপের ধন প্রায়শ্চিত্তে যায়। ⇨ Ill got ill spent.
56) পেটে খেলে পিঠে সয়। ⇨ Give me roast
meat and beat me with the spit.
57) বিনা মেঘে বজ্রপাত। ⇨ A bolt from the blue.
5 বসতে পেলে শুতে চায়। ⇨ Give him an inch,
and he will take an ell.
59) বজ্র আঁটুনি ফস্কা গিরো। ⇨ The more laws,
the more offenders.
60) বামুন গেলো ঘর তো লাঙ্গল তুলে ধর। ⇨
When the cat is away, the mice will play.
61) সে বরের ঘরের মাসী কনের ঘরের পিসী।
⇨ He runs with the hare and hunts with the
hound.
62) ভিক্ষার চাল কাঁড়া আর আকাঁড়া। ⇨ Beggars must not
be choosers.
63) ভাত খায় ফ্যান দিয়ে গপ্প মারে দই। ⇨ Great
boast, small roast.
64) ভাগের মা গঙ্গা পায় না। ⇨ Everybody’s business
is nobody’s business.
65) পানিতে কুমির, ডাঙ্গায় বাঘ। ⇨ Between the devil
and the deep sea.
OR, Between Scylla and Charybdis.
66) মানুষ ভাবে এক হয় আর এক। ⇨ Man proposes
but God disposes.
67) মারিত গন্ডার, লুটিত ভান্ডার। ⇨ Pitch your aims
high.
6 মিষ্টি কথায় চিঁড়ে ভিজে না। ⇨ Fine (OR, Fair)
words butter no parsnips.
OR, Wishes never fill the bag.
69) মশা মাড়তে কামান দাগা। ⇨ To break a butterfly
upon a wheel.
70) মরার উপর খাঁড়ার ঘা। ⇨ To pour water on a
drowned mouse.
OR, To slay the slain.
71) মরা হাতি লাখ টাকা। ⇨ The very ruins of greatness
are great.
72) মুনীনাঞ্চ মতিভ্রমঃ / ভুল করা মানুষের স্বভাব। ⇨
To err is human. OR, Good Homer sometimes
nods.
73) হাতি ঘোড়া গেলো তল, গাধা বলে কতো জল।
⇨ Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
74) যেমন কর্মতেমন ফল।⇨As you sow, so you
reap.
75) যেমন বাপ তেমন বেটা। ⇨ Like father like
son.
76) যেখানে বাঘের ভয় সেখানেই সন্ধ্যা হয়। ⇨
Dangers often come where danger is feared.
77) যাকে রাখো সেই রাখে। ⇨ Keep the shop,
and the shop will keep thee.
7 যারে দেখতে নারি, তার চলন বাঁকা। ⇨ Faults are
thick where love is thin.
79) যার জ্বালা সেই জানে। ⇨ The wearer best
knows where the shoe pinches.
80) যতো পায়, ততো চায়। ⇨ The more man gets,
the more he wants.
81) শেষ রক্ষাই রক্ষা / শেষ ভালো যার, সব
ভালো তার। ⇨ All’s well that ends well.
82) সবুরে মেওয়া ফলে। ⇨ Patience is bitter, but
its fruit is sweet.

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"A watched pot never boils."

Don't sit around waiting for something to happen.

"The grass is always greener on the other side."

People tend to want whatever they don't have.

"Time heals all wounds."

If someone hurts your feelings, you will feel better over time.

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch."

Your plans might not work out, so don't start thinking about what you'll do after you succeed. Wait until you've already succeeded, and then you can think about what to do next.

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

Have a backup plan. Don't risk all of your money or time in one plan.

"Time flies."

Time goes by very fast.

"A penny saved is a penny earned."

It is best to save your money and every little bit counts.

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

Eating apples and other fruits and vegetables will help you stay healthy.

"Don't judge a book by its cover."

Sometimes things look different than they really are. You don't know someone/something just by looking at them/it.

"Turn over a new leaf."

Get a fresh start. It doesn't matter what happened in the past, you can start again.

"Two wrongs don't make a right."

When someone has done something bad to you, trying to get revenge will only make things worse.

"When in Rome, do as the Romans."

Act the way that the people around you are acting.

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease."

If you complain or speak up about something, you will get help before the person who waits patiently. No one's going to help you unless you speak up.

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."

When a challenge comes or something is hard, you need to be strong and work harder.

"Better late than never."

It's still good to do it, even if it is late.

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

If you have an enemy, pretend to be friends with them instead of openly fighting with them. That way you can watch them carefully and figure out what they're planning.

"It's the thought that counts."

Don't worry if something went wrong, you meant well. You were being kind even if it didn't go as expected.

"A picture is worth a thousand words."

Pictures can show emotions and messages better than written or spoken explanations.

"There's no place like home."

Your own home is the most comfortable place to be.

"The early bird catches the worm."

You should wake up, start work early, or get there first, if you want to succeed.

"Cleanliness is next to godliness."

Be clean, being clean is a top quality.

"Beggars can't be choosers."

If you ask for help or a favor, you have to take whatever they give you.

"Actions speak louder than words."

Doing something means a lot more than just saying it.  It is harder and more meaningful when you actually do it compared to saying it.

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Don't try to improve something that already works fairly well. You'll probably create new problems.

"Practice makes perfect."

You have to practice a skill to become good at it.

"Easy come, easy go."

When you get money or something quickly, like by winning, it's easy to lose it or spend it quickly as well.

"Don't bite the hand that feeds you."

If someone's paying you or helping you out, be careful not to make them angry or say bad things/complain about them.

"All good things must come to an end."

You can't keep having good luck or fun forever; eventually it has to stop.

"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em."

When you try to change someone's behavior and it doesn't work, you might have to change instead. For example, if you're trying to get your friends to focus on studying but they want to party, maybe you should just party with them.

"One man's trash is another man's treasure."

Different people value different things.

"There's no time like the present."

Don't wait to do something later, do it now.

"Good things come to those who wait."

Be patient.

"Two heads are better than one."

When more people help/cooperate, they come up with better ideas and it turns out better.

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

Don't be mean or do mean things to others unless you want them to be mean back. Golden Rule.

"A chain is only as strong as its weakest link."

If one member of a team doesn't perform well, the whole team will fail.

"Honesty is the best policy."

Don't lie.

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

Sometimes it's good to be away or take a break from someone, because it makes you want to see them again.

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink."

If you try to help someone, but they don't take your advice or offers, stop. You can't force someone to accept your help.

"If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself."

Don't trust other people to do important things for you. You have to do something yourself, if you want to make sure it is done the way you want it.