Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 2. Фразеология. Маковецкая Н.А - 24 стр.

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Exercise 42. Match each of the following common proverbs with the most
appropriate situation from the list below and give their Russian equivalents.

a) Actions speak louder than words.
b) Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
c) When in Rome, do as the Romans.
d) Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
e) Blood is thicker than water.
f) Prevention is better than cure.
g) One good turn deserves another.
h) Make hay while the sun shines.

1. Yes, you'll probably pass the exam, but don't depend on it till you hear the
    result.
2. Make the most out of life while you can, while you're young and without any big
    responsibilities.
3. Well, the cassette recorder he gave you may have a few defects, but you
    shouldn't complain. It cost you nothing.
4. I'm not impressed by fine speeches. Why doesn't the government do something?
5. Don't wait till you've got flu. Try not to catch it.
6. If you're in a foreign country, you should get used to the customs there.
7. I'll probably lose my job by going there to help him, but he's in trouble and he is
    my brother.
8. Yes, of course I'll help you. You lent me a hand last week.

Exercise 43. Instructions as above.

a) Nothing venture, nothing gain.
b) It never rains but it pours.
c) Once bitten, twice shy.
d) A bad workman blames his tools.
e) Too many cooks spoil the broth.
f) It's no use crying over spilt milk.
g) Pride comes before a fall.
h) Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

1. Well, it's a pity but it's in the past now and there's nothing we can do about it.
2. Oh, my God, I've got tickets for the wrong day and they ruined my suit at the
    cleaners and my wallet was stolen and I forgot my wife's birthday!
3. My wife's spending a week with her parents. I do miss her.
4. I'm not investing my money in that company again. I lost everything last time I
    did.
5. Ask her out to dinner. If you don't, you'll never know if she likes you.
6. He was over-confident. He thought he couldn't go wrong, but then he got
    complacent and failed the all-important exam.