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English Proverbs : Proverb to Meaning IV


Given the PROVERB, identify the MEANING

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1.

Never say die.

  Savings in small amounts will eventually lead to a large total.

  Mind your own business and be self-reliant.

  Always be hopeful in life, and do not give up.

  Choose the most opportune time to act.

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2.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

  Savings in small amounts will eventually lead to a large total.

  A person who does not settle in one place or frequently changes jobs will not be successful.

  A person can appear attractive in good clothes.

  There is a definite limit beyond which one decides not to go.

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3.

Once bitten, twice shy.

  An unpleasant experience is not forgotten and teaches caution.

  What works positively for one person may be harmful to another.

  Once prosperity is achieved, then it helps achieve more.

  Great tasks take time, hard work and perseverance.

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4.

The strength of the chain is in the weakest link.

  Choose the most opportune time to act.

  One can gain proficiency only by repeatedly doing a thing.

  The most fragile point determines the quality of a structure.

  Anybody or anything no longer seen is soon forgotten.

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5.

One must draw the line somewhere.

  The written word has more power to cause change than physical force.

  Just a single bad person can have a negative influence on all others.

  A single piece of evidence is not enough to prove anything.

  There is a definite limit beyond which one decides not to go.

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6.

One good turn deserves another.

  If someone has been kind to you, then you should return the kindness.

  There is a definite limit beyond which one decides not to go.

  Mind your own business and be self-reliant.

  Great tasks take time, hard work and perseverance.

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7.

One swallow does not make a summer.

  Savings in small amounts will eventually lead to a large total.

  One can gain proficiency only by repeatedly doing a thing.

  A single piece of evidence is not enough to prove anything.

  If someone has been kind to you, then you should return the kindness.

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