A bully is always a coward
A bully finds his victims among those who are weaker and smaller than he is, because he hasn’t the courage to attack anyone his own size.
A bully finds his victims among those who are weaker and smaller than he is, because he hasn’t the courage to attack anyone his own size.
In moments of danger during a bullfight, a strong, expert matador will grabs the bull by the horns and so prevent it from tossing him. By... Read more →
This was already a proverb in Shakespeare s time. In his Hamlet we find the first record of it in literature. Old Polonius is giving King... Read more →
Here 'bread' refers to food in general, as in the Lord's Prayer ('Give us this day our daily bread') and 'staff' is something that serves as a... Read more →
'Boys are boys', said the Latin proverb, 'and employ themselves with boyish matters.' These matters are normally noisy, destructive,and... Read more →
People who have too many books often find they haven’t any time to read them. In the same way people with too many friends cannot find enough... Read more →
Unlike blood, water soon evaporates when it is spilt, and leaves no trace afterwards. Figuratively 'blood' means 'relationship'. When we say... Read more →
Don’t be too optimistic about the future. Remember that There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip Alexander Pope, who wrote this on... Read more →
'Biter' is a slang word for a cheat or swindler, e.g. a card-shaper. When he himself is cheated by his prospective victim, 'the biter is bit'.... Read more →
Here 'of a feather' means 'of the same kind or family', and the verb 'to flock' means t'o feed or travel in company'. We do not find rooks... Read more →