Inside the language

1. English proverbs

* All that glitters is not gold - Just because something looks attractive does not mean it

is genuine or valuable. (Often said as a warning.)- e.g.  Hollywood may look like an exciting

place to live, but I don't think you should move there. All that glitters is not gold.  /////

I know Susie is popular and pretty, but don't befooled by that. All that glitters is not gold.

* Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him

for a lifetime - It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.

*Birds of a feather flock together - People like to spend time with others who are similar to them.

*The best advice is found on the pillow - If we have a problem, we may find the answer after a good

                                                                    night's sleep. People also often say: "I'll sleep on it.".

2. Did you know?

* Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer

and social critic. He created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters and

is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. His notable works 

are: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities......

* George Washington -  was the first President of the United States (1789–1797),

the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one

of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the

United States Constitution, which replaced the Articles of Confederation and remains the

supreme law of the land.

* Neil Armstrong -  Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American a stronaut

and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and

university professor. Before becoming an astronaut, Armstrong was an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in

the Korean War.

* Agatha Christie -  Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 –

12 January 1976) was an English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She also wrote six

romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best known for the 66 detective novels and 14

short story collections she wrote under her own name, most of which revolve around the investigations

of such characters as Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, Mr Satterthwaite, and Tommy and Tuppence.

3. Idiomatic expressions

* a wolf in sheep's clothing  - someone who seems to be pleasant and friendly but is

in fact dangerous or evil - e.g.  My next boss, on the surface very warm and charming, proved

to be something of a wolf in sheep's clothing.

* let the cat out of the bag  - to reveal a secret or a surprise by accident. - e.g. When

Bill glanced at the door, he let the cat out of the bag. We knew then that he was expecting

someone to arrive. It's a secret. Try not to let the cat out of the bag.

* barking up the wrong tree  - Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person

e.g. You are barking up the wrong tree, I have nothing to do with that.

* keep (one's) shirt on (e.g. Keep your shirt on)  - To remain calm or patient - e.g. The plane

doesn't land for another hour, so keep your shirt on.

4. Abbreviations

* DA  - (abbr.)