Name: ______________________________
Proverbs and Adages Match Match the proverb or adage in Column A to its meaning in Column B.
Column A
Column B
1. ____________ A fool and his money are soon parted.
A. Those who complain or protest get attention.
2. ____________ The squeaking wheel gets greased.
B. Everyone has good luck or success at some point.
3. ____________ Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
C. If a bad thing is done to you, don’t do something bad as a response.
4. ____________ Every dog has its day.
D. There’s no such thing as a new idea.
5. ____________ Don’t change horses in midstream.
E. If you are foolish with money, you will soon lose it.
6. ____________ The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill.
F. A person often realizes how much they care for someone when they are apart.
7. ____________ Two wrongs don’t make a right.
G. You will have problems if you change halfway through.
8. ____________ Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
H. All pain and problems disappear over time.
9. ____________ There is nothing new under the sun.
I. Each person has their own idea of what is beautiful.
10. ____________ Time cures all ills.
J. People often think that others are better off than they are.
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Key Name: ______________________________
Proverbs and Adages Match Match the proverb or adage in Column A to its meaning in Column B.
Column A
Column B
E 1. ____________ A fool and his money are soon parted.
A. Those who complain or protest get attention.
A 2. ____________ The squeaking wheel gets greased.
B. Everyone has good luck or success at some point.
I 3. ____________ Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
C. If a bad thing is done to you, don’t do something bad as a response.
B 4. ____________ Every dog has its day.
D. There’s no such thing as a new idea.
G 5. ____________ Don’t change horses in midstream.
E. If you are foolish with money, you will soon lose it.
J 6. ____________ The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill.
F. A person often realizes how much they care for someone when they are apart.
C 7. ____________ Two wrongs don’t make a right.
G. You will have problems if you change halfway through.
F 8. ____________ Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
H. All pain and problems disappear over time.
D 9. ____________ There is nothing new under the sun.
I. Each person has their own idea of what is beautiful.
H 10. ____________ Time cures all ills.
J. People often think that others are better off than they are.
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