English Proverbs and Sayings Dictionary

Daniel B. Smith

2023年7月 · Daniel B. Smith

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The main objective of this book is to provide you an impressive and invaluable collection of English proverbs and sayings with their explanations included, so as to enrich your English knowledge. 

A proverb is a simple, concrete, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and use formulaic language. Collectively, they form a genre of folklore.

Knowing these proverbs and sayings will enhance your English skills. Thus you will be able to communicate better.

Proverbs are found in a wide variety of contexts. You may have noticed them in songs, in film titles or even in newspaper headlines.

It is important to remember that proverbs and sayings are sometimes used when speaking both formally and informally. This book has more than 1,400 proverbs and sayings for you to discover or rediscover.

At the end of this book, as a bonus for you, I have chosen and wrote 327 most famous English quotations. You may find them quite inspiring…