This document contains English sayings and proverbs along with their Spanish explanations. It includes common expressions like "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" meaning eating an apple daily can help you stay healthy, and "in for a penny, in for a pound" referring to completing a task even if it becomes difficult. Other proverbs explained are "the shoemaker's son always goes barefoot" regarding people not using their own skills to help their family, and "like father, like son" when a son has similar attitudes to his father. The document provides meanings for expressions in both English and Spanish.

1. Sayings and proverbs
Grupos de Inglés ( Nivel 3)
Alejandro Vílchez Escobar

2. “An apple a day
keeps the doctor
away”
This means that eating an
apple each day can help to
keep you healthy.
Luis Almendros Díaz

3. In for a penny ,
in for a pound.
Something you say that means
that since you have started
something or are involved in it
you should complete the work
although it has become more
difficult than you had expected.
Francisca Rodríguez González

4. “The shoemaker´s
son always goes
barefoot.”
Skilled or knowledgeable
person often fails to use their
skills for the benefit of their
family and people close to
them.
Mª Carmen Gutiérrez Collado

5. Like father ,like
son.
Used for saying that a man or
boy has the same attitudes as
his father.
Germán Fernández

6. “A bird in the hand
is worth than two
in the Bush”
Said when you recognize that
you should not risk losing
something you already have by
trying to get something you
think might be better.
Juana Delgado

7. “Every cloud has
a silver lining”
Said to emphasize that every
difficult or unpleasant situation
has some advantage.
Mª Victoria Prados Puertas

8. “Never put off till
tomorrow what
you can do today”
Said to emphasize that you
should not delay doing
something if you can do it
immediately.
Mª Angustias Aporta Rodríguez

9. “Brain is better
tan brawn”
This means that intellegence is
better than physical strength.
Mercedes Rodríguez

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Programa de Creatividad Literaria
CEPER Juan Rodríguez Pintor
Curso 2015-2016