Proverbs/Idioms List

A bad workman quarrels with his tools

1. A bear sucking his paws
2. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush
3. A bird of ill-omen
4. A black sheep infects the whole flock
5. A blind man is no judge of colours
6. A blot on one's escutcheon
7. A bolt from the blue
8. A bosom friend
9. A box containing amazing variety of odd things
10. A broken feather in one's wing
11. A broken sack will hold no corn
12. A bundle of mischief
13. A burnt child dreads the fire
14. A camouflage
15. A cheap buyer takes bad meat
16. A childhood pal
17. A child's play
18. A closed mouth catches no flies
19. A close-fisted man
20. A cobbler should stick to his last
21. A common horse is worst shod
22. A concealed danger
23. A confused ruler, a chaotic state
24. A constant cause of misery
25. A cry in the wilderness
26. A cry in wilderness
27. A cunning fellow
28. A dangerous place
29. A dare devil
30. A dense croud
31. A dependable and most trusted associate
32. A dependable person
33. A dimwit
34. A dog-in-the manger
35. A dog-like sleep
36. A downright fool
37. A drop in the ocean
38. A drowning man catches at a straw
39. A fair face and foul heart
40. A fair face cannot have a crabbed heart
41. A fair face needs no paints
42. A fair name to be tarnished
43. A family line to be extinguished
44. A far-sighted view
45. A figure among ciphers
46. A fly in the ointment
47. A foe in the garb of a friend
48. A fool who apes the wise man
49. A fool's bolt is soon shot
50. A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trail
51. A friend in need
52. A friend in need is a friend indeed
53. A full purse never lacks friends
54. A gem in refuse, a jewel in rags
55. A godsend
56. A good marksman may miss the mark
57. A good word costs nothing
58. A greedy man is always a needy man
59. A happy augury for money to come in soon
60. A hessian
61. A hireling
62. A hourse of cards
63. A house of cards
64. A hurdle on the way
65. A large issue lurking behing a seemingly trivial question
66. A lie has no legs to stand upon
67. A light in darkness
68. A light purse is a great curse
69. A lingering sorrow to revive
70. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
71. A little learning is a dangerous thing
72. A little pot is soon hot
73. A logical utterance
74. A lone soldier cannot win a battle
75. A lone soldier cannot win a war
76. A long tongue has a short hand
77. A long way off. far off
78. A longing to be fulfilled
79. A loss to be sustained
80. A low born person feels proud of his honour
81. A lucky guy
82. A man is known by the company he keeps
83. A man with brain topsy-turvy
84. A man's follyis his greatest secret
85. A mercenary
86. A most disappointing result
87. A mountain hidden behind a mole-hill
88. A move that yielded success
89. A new broom sweeps clean
90. A nine day's wonder
91. A nitwit
92. A nitwit with a fat purse
93. A nod to the wise
94. A penny plain and two pence coloured
95. A person of loose character
96. A person with constantly varying views
97. A phenomenon impossible to occur
98. A pimple has gron upon an ulcer
99. A pimple has grown upon an ulcer
100. A place of comfort and security
101. A plan to fail
102. A precise and to-the-point answer
103. A prophet is seldom honoured in his own country
104. A pund in the purse is worth two in books
105. A puppet in the hands of
106. A puppet inthe hands of
107. A quack endangers life
108. A really noble heart will never disgrace oneself
109. A recommendee
110. A robber in the garb of a saint
111. A rolling stone gathers no moss
112. A self evident fact requires no proof
113. A self-evident fact requires no proof
114. A short-lived happiness
115. A single misfortune will not bring disaster
116. A small fry
117. A smokescreen
118. A smooth operator
119. A snake in the grass
120. A soft answer turns away wrath
121. A solution to appear in sight
122. A spineless person
123. A squabble to break out between
124. A starving person
125. A stitch in time saves nine
126. A strikingly remarkable utterance
127. A stupid person
128. A sudden calamity to befall
129. A suggestive paradox throwing light
130. A tale that knows no end
131. A thrashed army resorts to rampage
132. A tough old fellow
133. A trickster
134. A verbal duel
135. A very dangerous person
136. A wandering ascetic and flowig water are unfathomable
137. A watched pot never boils
138. A water bubble
139. A windfall
140. A wise fox will never rob his neibhour's hen-roost
141. A wish that did not materialize
142. A wonder casket
143. A word to the wise
144. A world of difference
145. A worthless fellow
146. Absolutely exact
147. Achilles'heel
148. Act in haste, have nasty taste
149. Actual testing
150. Addle-headed
151. Adjournment motion
152. Adversity flatters no man
153. Afflicted by ill luck
154. After death, the doctor (help arrived when it was too late)
155. After me, the deluge
156. After me, the deluge (i care not what happens when i am dead)
157. Airs and graces
158. All are not alike
159. All are not saints that go to the church
160. All between cradle and coffin is uncertain
161. All cats look grey in the dark
162. All covet, all lost
163. All his geese are swans
164. All is well that ends well
165. All one'a goese are swans
166. All that glitters is not gold
167. All the glow of one's face is gone
168. Alms giving never made any man poor
169. Alms to the poor is lending to the lord
170. An affair from which one cannot emerge unscathed
171. An altercation
172. An angler eats more than he gets
173. An apathetic government
174. An ape is an ape, thouh clad in silk or scarlet
175. An apple of one's eyes
176. An ass in lion's skin
177. An ass with two panniers
178. An authority difficult to wield
179. An eagle does not hawk at flies
180. An easy job
181. An empty mind is a devil's workshop
182. An empty vessel thunders much
183. An example is better than precept
184. An experience beyond words
185. An eye sore
186. An idle ma's brain is a devil's workshop
187. An ill-conceived scheme
188. An important work being attempted by an unimportant person
189. An infirm structure
190. An insignificant being
191. An intruder
192. An invaluable remark
193. An old dog learns no new tricks
194. An omen for monetary gain
195. An omen for money to flow in
196. An open door will tempt even a saint
197. An unpleasant situation getting worse
198. An unprincipled person
199. An unusual assortment of defferent kinds of elements
200. An unwanted person
201. An unwelcome presence
202. Angry man is seldom at ease
203. Anything not to be relied on
204. Apple of one's eyes
205. Apple sauce
206. April showers bring forth may flowers
207. As broad as it is long
208. As commanded
209. As different as chalk from cheese
210. As like as chalk to cheese
211. As long as there is life, there is hope
212. As rich as a new shorn sheep
213. As the crow flies
214. As the crow is, so the egg shall be
215. As the king, so are the subjects
216. As the name, so are the attributes
217. As you sow, so shall you reap
218. As you sow, so shall you reep
219. As you wish!
220. At all costs
221. At any cost
222. At death's door
223. At random
224. At throw-away price
225. Authentic statement
226. Avarice is the root of all evils

English Proverbs & Sayings

 

A bad excuse is better than none.	Always give an excuse, even if it's a poor one.
A bad penny always turns up.	An unwanted or disreputable person constantly comes back.
A bad tree does not yield good apples.	A bad parent does not raise good children.
A bad workman blames his tools.	Blaming the tools for bad workmanship is an excuse for lack of skill.
A barking dog seldom bites.	Someone who constantly makes threats rarely carries them out.
A bird in hand is worth two in a bush.	It is better to keep what you have rather than to risk losing it by searching for something better.
A black plum is as sweet as a white.	People should not be judged by their appearance.
A book holds a house of gold.	There is a wealth of knowledge in books.
A broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound.	Friendships can be rebuilt after a dispute but will never be as strong as before.
A burden of one's own choice is not felt.	Something difficult seems easier when it is done voluntarily.
A burnt child dreads the fire.	A bad experience will make people stay away from certain things.
A calm sea does not make a skilled sailor.	A person shows their competence or ability when difficulties arise.
A cat has nine lives.	1) Cats can survive many accidents because they land on their feet without injury. 2) Nine lives = 3 years to play, 3 years to stray, 3 years to stay.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.	The strength of a group depends on each individual member.
A change is as good as a rest.	A change in routine is often as refreshing as a break or a holiday.
A constant guest is never welcome.	If you come to visit too often, your host will be less pleased to see you.
A danger foreseen is half avoided.	If you are prepared to face a problem or difficulty, it will be easier to deal with.
A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy.	Times goes by very quickly when you are happy and very slowly when you are sad.
A drop of ink may make a million think.	A thought expressed in writing (perhaps published in a newspaper) can influence a large number of people.
A dry March, a wet April and a cool May fill barn and cellar and bring much hay.	Harvest predictions are made according to the weather.
A fault confessed is half redressed.	Confession is the beginning of forgiveness.
A flower blooms more than once.	If you miss an occasion, you can avail yourself of it another time.
A fly will not get into a closed mouth. A closed mouth catches no flies.	If you learn when to keep silent you will avoid trouble.
A fool and his money are (soon) easily parted.	A foolish person usually spends money carelessly.
A fool at forty is a fool forever.	If a person hasn't matured by the age of 40, they never will.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.	Someone who helps you when you are in trouble is a real friend.
A friend to all is a friend to none.	Someone who is a friend to everyone makes none of them feel special.
A friend's eye is a good mirror.	A real friend will tell you the truth.
A good beginning makes a good end.	If a task is carefully planned, there's a better chance that it will be well done.
A good conscience is a soft pillow.	You sleep well when you have nothing to be guilty about.
A good example is the best sermon.	Giving a good example is better than giving advice.
A good mind possesses a kingdom.	Intellectual assets are more valuable than material ones.
A good name is better than a good face.	A good reputation is better than a good appearance.
A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.	Young boys eat a lot / are often hungry.
A guilty conscience needs no accuser.	If you know that you have done something wrong, you don't need anyone to tell you that you're guilty.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.	Patience is more precious than intelligence.
A happy heart is better than a full purse.	Happiness is better than wealth.
A heavy purse gives to a light heart.	When you have money you feel more cheerful and secure.
A hedge between keeps friendship green.	It is important to respect the privacy of others.
A hungry belly has no ears.	A hungry person is totally concentrated on their need for food and nothing else interests them.
A hungry wolf is fixed to no place.	A desperate person will go from place to place when they need to satisfy their needs.

Dress for Work Success: A Business Casual Dress Code Find Proper Attire for a Business Casual Workplace

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Dress for Work Success: A Business Casual Dress Code

Find Proper Attire for a Business Casual Workplace

Here's a sample dress code for a business casual work environment. Use these guidelines as you dress for work or prepare your own work dress code. Employees appreciate knowing your expectations - if they exist.

A Business Casual Dress Code

Your Company's objective in establishing a business casual dress code, is to allow our employees to work comfortably in the workplace. Yet, we still need our employees to project a professional image for our customers, potential employees, and community visitors. Business casual dress is the standard for this dress code.

Because all casual clothing is not suitable for the office, these guidelines will help you determine what is appropriate to wear to work. Clothing that works well for the beach, yard work, dance clubs, exercise sessions, and sports contests may not be appropriate for a professional appearance at work.

Clothing that reveals too much cleavage, your back, your chest, your feet, your stomach or your underwear is not appropriate for a place of business, even in a business casual setting.

Even in a business casual work environment, clothing should be pressed and never wrinkled. Torn, dirty, or frayed clothing is unacceptable. All seams must be finished. Any clothing that has words, terms, or pictures that may be offensive to other employees is unacceptable. Clothing that has the company logo is encouraged. Sports team, university, and fashion brand names on clothing are generally acceptable.

Certain days can be declared dress down days, generally Fridays. On these days, jeans and other more casual clothing, although never clothing potentially offensive to others, are allowed.

Guide to Business Casual Dressing for Work

This is a general overview of appropriate business casual attire. Items that are not appropriate for the office are listed, too. Neither list is all-inclusive and both are open to change. The lists tell you what is generally acceptable as business casual attire and what is generally not acceptable as business casual attire.

No dress code can cover all contingencies so employees must exert a certain amount of judgment in their choice of clothing to wear to work. If you experience uncertainty about acceptable, professional business causal attire for work, please ask your supervisor or your Human Resources staff.

Slacks, Pants, and Suit Pants

Slacks that are similar to Dockers and other makers of cotton or synthetic material pants, wool pants, flannel pants,dressy capris, and nice looking dress synthetic pants are acceptable. Inappropriate slacks or pants include jeans, sweatpants, exercise pants, Bermuda shorts, short shorts, shorts, bib overalls, leggings, and any spandex or other form-fitting pants such as people wear for biking.

Skirts, Dresses, and Skirted Suits

Casual dresses and skirts, and skirts that are split at or below the knee are acceptable. Dress and skirt length should be at a length at which you can sit comfortably in public. Short, tight skirts that ride halfway up the thigh are inappropriate for work. Mini-skirts, skirts, sun dresses, beach dresses, and spaghetti-strap dresses are inappropriate for the office.

Shirts, Tops, Blouses, and Jackets

Casual shirts, dress shirts, sweaters, tops, golf-type shirts, and turtlenecks are acceptable attire for work. Most suit jackets or sport jackets are also acceptable attire for the office, if they violate none of the listed guidelines. Inappropriate attire for work includes tank tops; midriff tops; shirts with potentially offensive words, terms, logos, pictures, cartoons, or slogans; halter-tops; tops with bare shoulders; sweatshirts, and t-shirts unless worn under another blouse, shirt, jacket, or dress.

Shoes and Footwear

Conservative athletic or walking shoes, loafers, clogs, sneakers, boots, flats, dress heels, and leather deck-type shoes are acceptable for work. Wearing no stockings is acceptable in warm weather. Flashy athletic shoes, thongs, flip-flops, slippers, and any shoe with an open toe are not acceptable in the office. Closed toe and closed heel shoes are required in the manufacturing operation area.

Jewelry, Makeup, Perfume, and Cologne

Should be in good taste, with limited visible body piercing. Remember, that some employees are allergic to the chemicals in perfumes and make-up, so wear these substances with restraint.

Hats and Head Covering

Hats are not appropriate in the office. Head Covers that are required for religious purposes or to honor cultural tradition are allowed.

Conclusion

If clothing fails to meet these standards, as determined by the employee's supervisor and Human Resources staff, the employee will be asked not to wear the inappropriate item to work again.

List of Phobias-2( Related to SEX AND NUMBER)

List of Phobias Related to Sex

List of Phobias Related to Sex :

1. Coitophobia - fear of sexual intercourse
2. Erotophobia - fear of everything related to sex
3. Eurotophobia - fear of female sex organs
4. Gymnophobia - fear of nudity
5. Haptophobia - fear of being touched
6. Heterophobia - fear of the opposite sex
7. Ithyphallophobia - fear of erections
8. Kolopophobia - fear of female sex organs
9. Medomalacuphobia - fear of going limp and losing erections
10. Menophobia - fear of menstruation
11. Oneirogmophobia - fear of wet dreams
12. Parthenophobia - fear of virgins and young girls
13. Scopophobia - fear of being looked at
14. Sexophobia - fear of the opposite sex
15. Tocophobia - fear of pregnancy and childbirth 
16.  Anuptaphobia - fear of staying single

List of Phobias Related to Number

1.     13 - number- Triskadekaphobia

2          666 - number- Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

3         8 - number- Octophobia

List of Phobias -1

List of Phobias -1

The frequently used Phobias are :

1.Achluophobia : Irrational fear of dark places

2.Acoustic phobia: Irrational fear of sounds

3.Acrophobia : Irrational fear of heights

4.Aerophobia : Irrational fear of aero planes or flying or air

5.Agoraphobia : Irrational fear of open space

6.Ailurophobia : Irrational fear of cats

7.Algophobia : Irrational fear of pain

8.Androphobia : Irrational fear of men

9.Anemophobia : Irrational fear of wind

10.Apiophobia : Irrational fear of bees

11.Aqua phobia : Irrational fear of water

12.Arachnophobia : Irrational fear of spiders

13.Archnophobia : Irrational fear of spiders

14.Asthenophobia : Irrational fear of weakness

15.Astrophobia : Irrational fear of lightning

16.Auto phobia : Irrational fear of loneliness

17.Basiphobia : Irrational fear of walking

18.Bathophobia : Irrational fear of depths or deep places

19.Belonophobia : Irrational fear of needles

20.Botanophobia : Irrational fear of plants

21.Brontophobia : Irrational fear of thunder

22.Cacophobia : Irrational fear of ugliness

23.Callophobia : Irrational fear of beauty

24.Cheimophobia : Irrational fear of cold

25.Chionophobia : Irrational fear of snow

26.Chromo phobia: Irrational fear of colors

27.Chronophobia : Irrational fear of time

28.Claustrophobia : Irrational fear of confined places

29.Climacophobia : Irrational fear of stairs

30.Coitophobia : Irrational fear of sexual intercourse

31.Coprophobia : Irrational fear of faces

32.Cremiophobia : Irrational fear of loneliness

33.Cremonophobia: Irrational fear of heights

34.Cryophobia : Irrational fear of cold

35.Cynophobia : Irrational fear of dogs

36.Demo phobia : Irrational fear of people

37.Dermatophobia : Irrational fear of skin

38.Dipsophobia : Irrational fear of drinking or drunkenness

39.Dora phobia : Irrational fear of fur

40.Dromophobia : Irrational fear of streets or crossing streets

41.Emetophobia : Irrational fear of vomiting

42.Entomophobia : Irrational fear of insects

43.Eragsiophobia : Irrational fear of surgery

44.Eremiophobia : Irrational fear of stillness

45.Ergophobia : Irrational fear of work

46.Erythrophobia : Irrational fear of red

47.Galeophobia : Irrational fear of sharks

48.Gatophobia : Irrational fear of cats

49.Genophobia : Irrational fear of birth

50.Gephyrophobia : Irrational fear of bridges

51.Geraphobia : Irrational fear of old age

52.Gerascophobia : Irrational fear of old age

53.Gerontophobia : Irrational fear of old man

54.Geumophobia : Irrational fear of taste

55.Glossophobia : Irrational fear of public-speaking

56.Graphophobia : Irrational fear of writing

57.Gymnophobia : Irrational fear of nakedness

58.Gynaephobia : Irrational fear of women

59.Gynophobia : Irrational fear of marriage

60.Haematophobia: Irrational fear of blood

61.Haemophobia : Irrational fear of blood

62.Harpaxophobia : Irrational fear of robbers

63.Hedonophobia : Irrational fear of pleasure

64.Heliophobia : Irrational fear of Sunlight

65.Helminthophobia: Irrational fear of worms

66.Hippo phobia : Irrational fear of horses

67.Hodophobia : Irrational fear of travel

68.Homophobia : Irrational fear of sameness

69.Hydrophobia : Irrational fear of water

70.Hypnophobia : Irrational fear of sleep

71.Hypsophobia : Irrational fear of heights

72.Iatrophobia : Irrational fear of doctors

73.Ichthyophobia : Irrational fear of fish

74.Iophobia : Irrational fear of poisoning

75.Keno phobia : Irrational fear of going out in public or emptiness

76.Keraunophobia : Irrational fear of lightning and thunder

77.Kleptophobia : Irrational fear of thieves

78.Lalophobia : Irrational fear of speaking

79.Logo phobia : Irrational fear of words

80.Lygophobia : Irrational fear of dark places

81.Lyssophobia : Irrational fear of madness

82.Maieusiophobia: Irrational fear of childbirth

83.Mania phobia : Irrational fear of madness

84.Mastrophobia : Irrational fear of breasts

85.Melissophobia : Irrational fear of bees

86.Micro phobia : Irrational fear of small things

87.Microbiophobia: Irrational fear of germs

88.Mono phobia : Irrational fear of solitude

89.Musophobia : Irrational fear of mice

90.Necrophobia : Irrational fear of death or dead bodies

91.Neophobia : Irrational fear of newness

92.Nosophobis : Irrational fear of illness

93.Nyctophobia : Irrational fear of dark places

94.Nyctophobia : Irrational fear of nights

95.Ochlophobia : Irrational fear of crowds

96.Odontophobia : Irrational fear of teeth

97.Odynophobia : Irrational fear of pain

98.Ombrophobia : Irrational fear of rain

99.Onomatophobia: Irrational fear of a particular word

100..Ophidiophobia : Irrational fear of snakes

101.Ophidiophobia: Irrational fear of snakes

102.Ophthalmophobia: Irrational fear of eyes

103.Ornithophobia : Irrational fear of birds

104.Osmophobia: Irrational fear of odors

105.Paedophobia : Irrational fear of children

106.Pantophobia : Irrational fear of everything

107.Pathophobia : Irrational fear of illness

108.Peccatophobia: Irrational fear of sinning

109.Peniophobia: Irrational fear of penury

110.Phasmophobia : Irrational fear of ghosts

111.Phemophobia: Irrational fear of voices

112.Phobophobia : Irrational fear of fear

113.Phonophobia : Irrational fear of sound

114.Phronemophobia: Irrational fear of thinking

115.Plutophopbia: Irrational fear of wealth

116.Pnigeropphobia: Irrational fear smothering

117.Pnigophobia : Irrational fear of choking

118.Podophobia : Irrational fear of feet

119.Poinophobia : Irrational fear of punishments

120.Pornophobia : Irrational fear of Prostitutes

121.Potamophobia : Irrational fear of rivers

122.Psychrophobia : Irrational fear of cold

123.Pterophobia : Irrational fear of aero planes or flying

124.Pyrophobia : Irrational fear of fire

125.Scelerophobia : Irrational fear of burglars

126.Scoileciphobia : Irrational fear of worms

127.Scoptophobia : Irrational fear of watching

128.Scotophobia : Irrational fear of dark places

129.Siderodromophobia: Irrational fear of trains

130.Siderophobia : Irrational fear of stars

131.Sthenophobia : Irrational fear of strength

132.Synophobia : Irrational fear of togetherness

133.Taco phobia : Irrational fear of speed

134.Taeniophobia : Irrational fear of tapeworms

135.Taphophobia : Irrational fear of burial alive

136.Thalassophobia: Irrational fear of oceans

137.Thanatophobia : Irrational fear of death or dead bodies

138.Thermo phobia : Irrational fear of heat

139.Tomophobia : Irrational fear of surgery

140.Tonitrophobia : Irrational fear of thunder

141.Topophobia : Irrational fear of particular place

142.Toxicophobia : Irrational fear of poisoning

143.Traumatophobia: Irrational fear of injury

144.Triskaidekaphobia: Irrational fear of the number thirteen

145.Xenophobia : Irrational fear of foreigners

146.Xerophobia : Irrational fear of deserts or dry places

147.Zoophobia : Irrational fear of animals

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