1. Always put your best foot forward

Try as hard as you can or give your best.

Contoh ayat :  You need to put your best foot forward in the interview if you want to land that job.

2. A picture is worth a thousand words.

It is easier to show or explain something through a picture than through words.

Contoh ayat : A picture is worth a thousand words. It is easier to learn biology through pictures than through reams of text.

3. As fit as a fiddle.

To be very healthy and strong.

Contoh ayat : The deputy Prime Minister is 87, but he’s as fit as a fiddle.

4. Blood is thicker than water.

Relationships with family (or blood relatives) is stronger than other relationships.

Contoh ayat : My friends invited me for the picnic on Sunday, but I have to go to my cousin’s birthday instead. Blood is thicker than water, isn’t it?

5. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

Don’t act badly toward the person who has helped you

Contoh ayat : Don’t bite the hand that feeds you by talking ill of your mentor for such a small thing. If he distances himself from you or talk bad about you, it can hurt you bad.

6. Early bird catches the worm.

One who starts early on the work has higher chance of success.

Contoh ayat : A : Why have you come so early for the season-ending sale?

                      B: So that I can choose from a wider selection and get a better piece. Early bird catches the worm,

                           after all.

7. Good things come to those who wait.

Patience is often rewarded.

Contoh ayat : The best investors in the world have made their fortunes by investing for the long term. Good things come to those who wait.

8. Actions speak louder than words. 

Actions are a better reflection of one’s character because it’s easy to say things, but difficult to act on them and follow through.

Contoh ayat :  Julie always says she’ll donate to the school, and she never does, so I doubt she will this year. Actions speak louder than words, after all.

9. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Be optimistic, but be prepared for a scenario where things can go wrong.

Contoh ayat : We’re hoping to raise capital from investors, but it may not come so soon. Therefore, it’s imperative to look for alternatives as well. Let’s hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

10. Kill two birds with one stone.

Solve two problems with the same action.

Contoh ayat : He killed two birds with one stone by buying the grocery and visiting the museum on the same route.