Proverbs and Adages EQ: How can I determine the meaning of similes, metaphors, idioms, adages, and...

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Proverbs and Adages EQ: How can I determine the meaning of similes, metaphors, idioms, adages, and proverbs?

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Proverbs and Adages

EQ: How can I determine the meaning of similes, metaphors, idioms, adages, and proverbs?

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Directions:

Read each proverb or adage and guess its meaning.

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Practice makes perfect.

The more you practice,

the better you will become.

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Actions speak louder than words.

What you do is more important than what

you say.

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Honesty is the best policy.

It is always best to tell the truth.

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A picture is worth a thousand words.

To actually see or experience something is

much better than to merely have it described

to you.

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Better to be safe than sorry.

If you’re not sure, always do the safest thing.

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Ticket Out the Door

Explain the following proverb below:

If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.