In this post we are
going to learn 35 proverbs which are very important for IELTS Writing Task 2. Idioms,
phrases and proverbs are very crucial to get you high band score and make your language
deep and effective.
1. Absence makes the heart
grow fonder
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When
you are away from someone you love, you love them even more
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2. Accidents will happen
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some
unfortunate events must be accepted as inevitable
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3. Actions speak louder
than words
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What
a person actually does is more important that what they say they will do
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4. Advice is cheap
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It
does not cost anything to offer advice
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5. Advice is least heeded
when most needed
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When
a problem is serious, people often do not follow the given advice
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6. Advisers run no risks
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It’s
easier to give advice than to act
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7. All cats are grey in the
dark
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People
are undistinguished until they have made a name
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8. All good things come to
those who wait
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Patience
brings rewards
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9. All that glitters is not
gold
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Appearances
can be deceptive
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10.
All days are short to industry and long to idleness
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Time
goes by slowly when you have nothing to do
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11.
All is fair in love and war
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Things
that are done in love or war can be excused
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12.
All’s well that ends well
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There
is a situation to everything even though there are doubts
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13.
All things grow with time –except grief
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As
time goes by, grief subsides little by little
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14.
All things are difficult before they are easy
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With
practice things become easier
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15.
All work and no play makes a jack a dull boy
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Everybody
needs a certain amount of relaxation. It is not good to work all the time
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16.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
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Eating
an apple everyday can help to keep healthy, a small preventative treatment
wards off serious health problems
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17.
An empty purse frightens away friends
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When
one’s financial situation deteriorates, friends tend to disappear
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18.
An Englishman’s home is his castle
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An
Englishman’s home is a place where he feels ,enjoys privacy and can do as he
wishes
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19.
An idle brain is the devil’s workshop
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When
you work you avoid temptation
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20.
An onion a day keeps everyone away
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A
humoristic version of an apple a day
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21.
An ounce of prevention is worth pound of cure
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It
is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or
cure the disease later
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22.
Anger is the one thing made better by delay
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When
you are angry, it is best to speak or act immediately
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23.
Any time means no time
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If
the date of an event remains vague, it will never happen
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24.
April showers bring May flowers
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Something
bad or unpleasant today may bring good things in the future
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25.
A bad tree does not yield good apples
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A
bad parent does not raise good children
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26.
A bad workman blames his tools
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Blaming
the tools for bad workmanship is an excuse for lack of skill
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27.
A bird in hand is worth two in a bush
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It
is better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by searching better
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28.
A broken friendship may be soldered but will never sound
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Friendship
can be rebuilt after a dispute but will never be as strong as before
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29.
A burden of one’s own choice is not felt
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Something
difficult seems easier when it is done voluntarily
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30.
A burnt child dreads the fire
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A
bad experience will make people stay from certain things
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31.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link
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The
strength of a group depends on each individual member
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32.
A change is as good as a rest
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A
change in routine is often as refreshing a break or a holiday
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33.
A dry March, a wet April and a cool May fill barn and
cellar and bring much hay
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Harvest
predictions according to the weather
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34.
A fault confessed is half redressed
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Confession
is the beginning of forgiveness
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35.
A flower blooms more than once
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If
you miss an occasion, you can avail of it at another time
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36.
A fool and his money are soon parted
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A
foolish person usually spends money carelessly
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37.
A fool at forty is fool forever
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If
a person has not matured by age of 40 , they will never.
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38.
A friend is need is a friend indeed
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Someone
who helps you when you are in trouble is a real friend
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There proverbs are frequently used by expert students
who score 8+ band. You are suggested to find the meanings of mentioned proverbs
in your mother tongue or local language so you can understand better.
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