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                                                  STD -6 ENGLISH


                                                      PROVERBS


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                                                       Module 17


               The following are some common English proverbs. Find out the meaning and write them
               beside the questions:


               1) Birds of the same feather flock together

               2) He who plays the piper calls the tune

               3) Out of sight, out of mind

               4) Beggers can’t be choosers

               5) All is well that ends well


               6) Two heads are better than one

               7) Look before you leap

               8) Robbing Peter to save Paul

               9) Make hay when the sun shines

               10) Out of the frying pan and into the fire

               11)  A drowning man catches all straws


               12) Well begun is half done

               13) Better late than never

               14) A bird in hand is better than two in the bush

               15) Too many cooks spoil the broth

               16) It never rains but pours

               17) Rome was not built in a day


               18) You reap what you sow
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