Pouring oil on the fire is not the way to quench it
If you wish to pacify someone who has lost his temper, don't say anything that it's likely to make them even more angrier.
If you wish to pacify someone who has lost his temper, don't say anything that it's likely to make them even more angrier.
In modern English this would read, 'It never rains without pouring.' The meaning is that events, especially misfortunes, always come... Read more →
In countries where water is in short supply it has to be carefully and sparingly used. By extension the proverb means that you should not... Read more →