WONDERFUL ENGLISH PROVERBS YOU NEED TO KNOW! Advanced English vocabulary

We use proverbs a lot in natural English conversation. Like idioms, proverbs are useful to learn if you want to reach a C1/C2 level of English, above all, in order to understand native speakers, but also to express what you want to say in a more effective way.
Proverbs can also be used in the speaking and writing papers of the Cambridge English exams (B2 First, C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency), when appropriate.
In this video, I discuss some extremely common and useful proverbs with Jon from the excellent English learning podcast "English with Monty":
montyenglish.co.uk/
montyenglish.podbean.com/
(also available on Spotify, Apple and all good directories)
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0:00 Intro
0:58 English with Monty (+ Pluto & Solihull)
5:10 Why learn proverbs
6:54 Make hay...
9:56 Every cloud...
13:24 Rome wasn't built...
15:37 The pen is...
17:06 A bad workman...
20:44 Too many cooks...
23:05 A journey of a thousand miles...
25:29 Don't count your chickens...
Ben Gill
English teacher
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[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

What's your favourite English proverb? Or... translate a proverb from your own language and share it in the comments 🙂

[@blackangel4121]

Good afternoon. May I ask a question about CAE? I just checked the exam date and there are so many exam dates. Are the exam questions same every exam date in one year?

[@tetiana7868]

I really like You can take a horse to water but you can't make it drink it. I sometimes say it to my students to make them understand a simple truth: they should take responsibility for their learning. However much a teacher does, it's the learner who has to do the job

[@mateuszs281]

You’ve made a good point in the ending, saying that you’ll sound more like a native speaker. I think there’s something in the name itself. Those are pro-verbs, so basicaly pro(fessional) verbs, that professionals, natives use 😅

[@teachercaroline273]

"EARLY to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise" One man's meat is another man's poison ❤

[@LetThemTalkTV]

"If first you don't succeed, give up. There's no point being obsessive." I like that one but I never tell it to my students. Thank you for the entertaining video.

[@causilvestrini7000]

😂😂😂

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

😆 Wise words

[@amarenabril]

Thank you, Ben, for these useful proverbs! The one that says "The pen is mightier than the sword" was new to me, I didn't know that one, and I love it!

[@sunshine_8222]

Thank you so much for your positive and respectfulattitude and your way of motivating people. I'm learning so much, I wish I've known you before.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You are very welcome! I'm glad you're learning 🙂

[@sunshine_8222]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. Today I've had my C2 Esol exam done and I've used "further ado" that I've learnt from you. Thanks again

[@idochkova]

Awesome video ! I loved "A bad workman blames his tools ! ". I'll use it a lot!😆

[@OceanChild75]

What an outstanding video, thank you so much to both of you for sharing your time and knowledge with us! 🙏🏽 I frequently use proverbs and idioms in my native language and used to translate them literally into English although I stopped when I saw a clip of Gino on "This Morning" trying to translate the Italian proverb "if x had wheels it would be a wheelbarrow" into English and ended up saying - probably because he didn’t know the word "wheelbarrow" which is not that surprising - "if my grandmother had wheels she would had been a bike". Oh dear!! Little did he know what "she is a bike" mean! 😅 It put me off NOT using actual English proverbs and I have learnt loads since, I do not want to become an Internet meme thank you very much 😂 I think my favourite proverb/idiom would be "don’t judge a book by its cover" because it can be applied in so many situations, for instance how many people get overlooked because of ageism (on both ends of the spectrum)? I hope Jon and you will make more videos and podcasts in the future 💜

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

😆 I've seen that clip from This Morning. It's hilarious! But I don't think they were laughing at Gino... Just the situation in general and the presenter's silly comment about the food. Gino's comment was very Italian but also very apt!

[@OceanChild75]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. oh yeah Phillip and Holly were definitely not laughing at Gino 😂 but I would have be embarrassed if I were in his position! Years ago, I asked a gentleman in a pub if he was working on the street (he was wearing a high-vis jacket and "brick layer" was the word I was looking for 😅). He laughed hysterically and so was everyone around. He didn’t know what I meant but he worked out it was a "lost in translation" matter. I would have never dared asking him such a personal question 🤣

[@smirnigggashow7459]

Your videos are really eye-opener to some facts about english

[@cmora2154]

❤ love for Ben

[@marcelxmaier]

I really like your videos, I am taking the CAE on 11th of May and your tips are extremely helpful 🙂

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I'm glad you find my videos helpful! 🙂

[@manelvidiella8004]

Did the exam a Month ago!! Thanks to your videos I achieved the C2!!! I taked the CAE. And the modt useful tip that I acn give is to USE CHAT GPT when any question appears at your mins. Thank you very much Ben

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Great job!

[@Phulanitos]

Thanks to you! " An apple a day keeps the doc away !".

[@mmafighter1868]

Cheers

[@user-pt3lv1tv2e]

The first proverb that came to my mind was "there's more than a way to skin a cat".

[@DarthGandalfTheGrey]

I like your interviews. They are entertaining and informative. 👍What other guests can we expect? With proverbs, it's just like you said. I immediately thought about how it would be expressed in our country. Most of the proverbs mentioned are exactly the same here, or at least very similar. You might want to check your spelling of responsibility at 17:55 😉

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I'm glad you like the interviews! And, you're right about the spelling mistake (typo) 🤦🏻‍♂️. Well spotted

[@aidalopez4365]

Riveting 👍

[@B-a_s-H]

'Practice makes perfect' This proverb goes together hand in hand with 'A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step'. No matter how small the effort that you put into something, it will accumulate and eventually you will reach your goal(s). As for the 'Make hay while the sun shines' In the Netherlands we use 'Het ijzer smeden als het heet is' which would literally translate to 'Forge the iron while it's (still) hot.' edit: I've just looked it up and it seems that there's also a proverb that goes 'Strike while the iron is hot'. This is probably a better translation of the Dutch proverb I mentioned. But now I am wondering; can these be used interchangeably?

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Yes. "Strike while the iron's hot" basically has the same meaning as "Make hay..." although it places more emphasis on immediacy. Well spotted!

[@tetiana7868]

What phrase did Ben say at the very end to reply to Very appreciate it? Never at all? Pls someone correct me if I'm mistaken, thks ❤

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I guess I said "not at all"

[@alessiafaggian999]

"la lingua taglia più della spada" In Italy we have thousands of them, and plantly of figures of speech one that I use frequently is "make a hole in the water" (= a lot of effort and work for nothing) All my UK friends stared at me like 👀 every time! what is the equivalent in English? A well known proverb could be "Neither the dog shakes its tail for nothing"

[@samposampo9432]

What is it in italian then? "Fare una ??? nell'aqua" Ilmio italiano e "piccolo".😀

[@alessiafaggian999]

@@samposampo9432 Fare un buco nell'acqua (To make a hole in the water) >> A huge amount of work and effort, for nothing

[@samposampo9432]

@@alessiafaggian999 Grazie mille!

[@montesierra717]

I like 'you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink'.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Yes, I like that one too!

[@franciscopontesvelasco4315]

Theres no accounting for taste, horses for courses

[@mmafighter1868]

We have alot in Arabic

[@user-qt6vb8jo5d]

‘You can’t ride two horses with one ass’

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Good one!

[@franciscopontesvelasco4315]

A stitch in time saves nine or u cant count your chickens until theyre hatch

[@Sondikik]

Atasözü

[@martapolizzottomp]

You three are the best cooks! 😃@tothepointenglishwithben. @LetThemTalkTV @MontyEnglishSchool

[@letshigh99]

Russian analogues🤣🤣 : 1 Tear out the happy ticket until it leaves 2 In every as* you can always find the light 3 about Rome = the same 4 The power is in the truth! 5 If your hands are from the a** then nothing won't help you 6 F*** OFF OUTTA HERE 7 Without work you don't even catch the fish in the pond 8 chickens count in the fall

[@user-zp1or9rt5n]

You really need to pique him ? But he is a better teacher than you.