Level 2

We say “the early bird catches the ____” when somebody benefits from waking up early or being the first to do something.

When something unfortunate happens, we often say “There is no use crying over spilt ____” to remind someone not to be too upset about it.

We say “do not throw the baby out with the _____” to warn someone not to lose something good when they get rid of something they don’t want.

When we say “a leopard cannot change its ____”, we mean that a person can’t change their character.

When we find something positive in a bad situation we say “every cloud has a ____ lining”

We say “do not count your ______ until they have hatched” to warn someone not to be too confident about a good outcome in the future.

When we say “the proof of the _____ is in the eating” we mean that you can’t know how good something is until you have tried it.

We say “If you cannot _____ them, join them” when the best option is to cooperate with your rivals because they are stronger than you.

We say “a bad workman always _____ his tools” when someone doesn’t take responsibility for their own failure.

When we say “do not _____ the hand that feeds you” we mean ‘don’t be ungrateful to someone who has helped you’.

We say “you cannot have your ____ and eat it” when somebody doesn’t want to make a choice between two good things.

When we say “it is better to be safe than _____” we mean that it is better to be too careful than not careful enough.