You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
Figuratively, 'running with hare and hunting with the hounds' is the deceitful behaviour of one who fights of one who fights on one side and... Read more →
You cannot put old heads on young shoulders
You cannot expect young people to be a wise and prudent as their elders.
You cannot make bricks without straw
Nothing can be made without the necessary materials. 'The trouble is, said the captain of the Cricket Club at a meeting of the committee, that... Read more →
You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs
You cannot expect to get something for nothing. You must be prepared to make sacrifices in order to gain your ends. 'We shall be much more... Read more →
Example is better than precept
The precept is a rule or order given to direct or instruct. 'Always clean your teeth after meals' is a precept; it is good advice. And it is... Read more →
Evil be to him who evil thinks
The French for this, Honi soit qui al y pense, is the motto of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, instituted by King Edward III in about 1344.... Read more →
Everything must have a beginning
Every mighty undertaking was very small when it started. Beginnings are necessarily small, and everything must have a beginning. So this is... Read more →
Everything comes to him who waits
The person who is prepared to wait patiently usually gets what he wants in the end, provided of course he goes on trying.
Everyone to his taste
We all have our likes and dislikes.
Everybody’s business is nobody’s business
Here 'business' means 'duty' or 'task'. When nobody is directly responsible for doing a thing, nobody does it, because everybody thinks somebody... Read more →