What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
Whether we eat goose or gander, we have the same apple sauce with it, so what is good for one is good for the other. If Barry plays a practical... Read more →
What’s done cannot be undone
It is too late to regret an action after it has been performed. It is no use crying over spilt milk.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh
This saying is often misquoted and misconstrued. People say, 'What's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh' meaning that a natural... Read more →
What is a workman without his tools
The cleverest of craftsmen cannot make things with his bare hands. Similarly, if we are to undertake a task we must have the means of doing it.
What costs little is little esteemed
We tend to value things by the amount we pay for them, which is not always their true worth. The same article may cost twice as much in the... Read more →
What can’t be cured must be endured
If nothing can be done to improve the situation, we must put up with it. The proverb can be used as a retort to somebody who complains about the... Read more →
What can you expect from a hog but a grunt
This is a rhetorical question needing no reply. It means something on the lines of: 'Why are you surprised by his rude behaviour? It's all you... Read more →
Well begun is half done
If you start a thing badly it takes a long time to finish it, because the bad start seriously affects the later work. But if you make a good... Read more →
Wedlock is a padlock
This is a play on words. Wedlock is the married state, in which you are imprisoned as if by a padlock. There is no escape.
The weakest goes to the wall
To 'go to the wall' is to be thrust aside. In the battle for survival it is the weak who suffer most.