February 10, 2017
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Proverbs | Sayings | Quotes | Commonly Used Proverbs and Sayings |
Proverbs : Proverbs refer to those memorable words which were once said by somebody having gained a lot of experiences and expertise. We often use them while talking to others or make them understand something special. These are very crucial and beneficial for good communication skills. Apart from this, they are followed by their meanings in Hindi which makes it easier for you to understand.
PROVERBS
| Proverb | Meaning |
A bad man is better than a bad name. |
Bad acha, badnam bura. |
A bad workman quarrels with his tools. |
Nach na jane aangan teda. |
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. |
Udhar ke sau rupye se ek rupya acha hota hai. |
A burnt child dreads the fire. |
Dudh ka jala chach bhi fuk fuk kar pita hai. |
A dog in the manger. |
Na khaye na khane de. |
A drop in the ocean. |
Uth ke muh me jeera. |
A figure among cyphers. |
Andho me kana raja. |
A fog cannot be dispelled by a fan. |
Aus chate pyas nahi bhujti. |
A friend is need is a friend indeed. |
Mitra wahi jo musibat me kam aye. |
A little knowledge is dangerous thing. |
Nim hakim, khatrai jaan. |
A nine days wonder. |
Char din ki chandni, fir andheri rat. |
A rotten apple spoils its companion. |
Ek gandi machli sare talab ko ganda kar deti hai. |
A wolf in lamb’s clothing. |
Much me Ram or bagal me churi. |
Adversity never comes alone. |
Musibat kabhi akeli nahi ati. |
All is well that ends well. |
Ant bhala to sab bhala. |
An empty vessel makes much noise. |
Thotha chana baje Ghana. |
As you sow, so shall you reap. |
Jaisi karni waise bharni. |
Barking dogs seldom bite. |
Jo garajte hai wo baraste nahi. |
Beggars can’t be choosers. |
Bhikari ki pasand kya or napasand kya. |
Better be alone than in bad company. |
Buri sangat se akela bhala. |
Between two stools, we come to the ground. |
Do nao me sawar karne wale dubte hi hai. |
Birds of a feather flock together. |
Chor chor mossere bhai. |
Care kills the cat. |
Chinta chita saman hai. |
Charity begins at home. |
Ghar me diya jalakar mandir me jalaya jata hai. |
Contentment is happiness. |
Santosh hi param sukh hai. |
Counsel is never out of date. |
Salah har samay achi hoti hai. |
Crust cows have short horns. |
Kutte ki puch tedi hi rahti hai. |
Cut your coat according to the cloth. |
Jitni chadar ho utne hi pair pasarne chaiye. |
Death defies doctor. |
Maut ka koi ilaj nahi hota. |
Diamond cuts diamond. |
Loha lohe ko kat ta hai. |
Dishonor is worse than death. |
Apman ka jivan mritu se badtar hota hai. |
Distant drums sounds sweet. |
Dur ke dhol suhane hi hote hai. |
Do evil and look for it. |
Kar bura to ho bura. |
Do good and cast it into the river. |
Neki kar dariya me dal. |
Drowning man catches at a straw. |
Dubte ko tinke ka sahara hota hai. |
Even death cannot be had for asking. |
Muh mange maut bhi nahi milti. |
Even walls have ears. |
Diwaro ke bhi kan hote hai. |
Every cock fights best on his dunghill. |
Apni gali me to kutta bhi sher hota hai. |
Every potter praises his own pot. |
Apni dahi ko koi bhi khatta nahi kahta. |
Everyone does his business best. |
Jiska kam usi ko saje. |
Everyone thinks his own geese swans. |
Apna putra sabko pyara hota hai. |
Everything looks yellow to a jaundices eye. |
Sawan ke andhe ko hara hi hara soojhta hai. |
Evil gotten evil spent. |
Chori ka mal mori me. |
Excess of everything is bad. |
Ati har chij ki kharab hoti hai. |
Experience is the mother of all knowledge. |
Anubhav sampurn gyan ki janni hai. |
Face to face the truth comes out |
Muh par jhuth nahi bola ja sakta. |
First deserve than desire |
Pahle yogya bano fir icha karo |
Forced labour is better than idleness |
Bekari se begar bhali |
Gold is the dust that blinds all eyes. |
Sone ki chakachond ke age sab andhe. |
Good health is above wealth. |
Tandrusti paise se jyada achi hoti hai |
Good marksmen may miss. |
Ache ache bhi chuk jate hai. |
Good mind, good find |
Ap bhale to jag bhala |
Grief is the cancer of heart. |
Chinta chita saman hai. |
Guilty conscience is ever suspicious. |
Chor ki dadi me tinka |
Handsome is that handsome does. |
Acha wahi hota hai jo acha kam karta hai. |
High wind blow on high hills |
Bade logo ki badi bate. |
His wits are gone a wool gathering. |
Uski akal bhains charne gayi hai. |
Hunger is the best sauce. |
Bhukh me chane bhi badam |
Hurry spoils curry |
Utawala bahut bawla |
In at one ear and out at the other is a good policy |
Ek kan se suno or dusro se nikal do |
It is hard to live in Rome and fight with the pope |
Pani me rahkar magar se bair. |
Its money that buys both sand and land |
Bato se pate nahi bharta. |
Killing two birds with one stone |
Ek tir se do shikar |
Lend and lose a friend |
Udhar prem ki kainchi hai |
Let sleeping dogs lie |
Tataiyo ke chatte me hath nahi marna chaiye. |
Life is worth bags of gold |
Jan bachi or lakho paye |
Like draws like |
Chor chor mosare bhai |
Man proposes, God disposes |
Kam karna insan ka farz hai or poora karna bhagwan k |
Many a little make a mickle |
Boond boon karke ghada bharta hai |
Misfortune never comes alone |
Musibat kabhi akele nahi ati |
Money begets money and penury begets penury |
Paisa paise ko khichta hai or garibi, garibi ko |
Much cry, little wool |
Uchi dukan fika pakwan |
Never feel shy to eat your meal. |
Khane me sharam kaisi |
No miles no meals |
Bina kam ke dam nahi |
Once hit, twice shy |
Ek bura kam or ajivan sharam |
One commits the stealth and another hath the scorn. |
Kare koi bhare koi |
One fish infects the whole water. |
Ek machli pure talab ko ganda kar deti hai. |
One flower makes no garland |
Ek phool se mala nahi banti. |
One post and one hundred candidates |
Ek anar or so bimar |
One today is better than two tomorrow. |
No nakad na terah udhar |
Out of the frying pan into the fire. |
Asman se gira khajur me atka |
Prevention is better than cure. |
Ilaj se parhej acha |
Pride has a fall |
Ghamand ka sar neecha |
Quick and well are not knit well |
Jaldi ka kam shaitan ka. |
Quit not certainty for hope. |
Adhi chode sari ko dhyave. |
Respect yourself and you will be respected. |
Apni maryada apne hath |
Riches have wings. |
Laxmi chanchal hoti hai. |
Rod it the remedy for fools |
Lato ke bhut bato se nahi mante. |
Rome was not built in a day |
Safalta ek din me hasil nahi hoti. |
Self praise is no recommendation. |
Apne muh miya mithu banne se kuch nahi hota. |
Slow and steady wins the race. |
Dhima par lagatar chalne wala hi hamesh jitta hai |
Something is better than nothing |
Kuch na hone se kuch hona acha hota hai. |
Steal a goose and give giblets. |
Chori karke dan dena. |
Strike the iron when it is hot. |
Avsar ko kabhi mat gawao |
The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches |
Pahanne wale ko pata hota hai ki chubhta kaha hai. |
To cast pearls before swine |
Bandar kya jane adrak ka swad |
To cry in the wilderness |
Bhains ke age bin bajana |
To make mountain of a mole hill. |
Rayi ka phaar banana |
To rob peter and pay Paul |
Cow ko marker joota dan |
Too many cooks spoil the broth. |
Bahut se jogi math ujad |
Too much courtesy too much craft. |
Madhur bani, dagabajo ki nishani |
Uninvited guest sits on thorns. |
Bin bulaya mehman haiwan jaisa |
Vows made in storm are forgotten in calm. |
Dukh me sumiran sab kare, such me kare na koi |
When character is lost, all is lost. |
Charitra gaya to sab kuch gaya. |
When I am dead, the world is dead. |
Ap mare to jag parley. |
Where there is a life, there is a hope. |
Jab tak saans tab tak aas. |
Where there is will, there is way. |
Jaha chah waha rah |
While in Rome, do as the Romans do |
Jaisa desh waish bhesh |
Whistling maid and crowning hen are neither fit for men and goods |
Dhobi ka kutta na ghar ka na ghat ka |
Other Vocabulary Notes
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