Proverbs (2)

Find the proverbs which mean the same as the given sentences.
example:
When a person really wants to do something, he will find a way of doing it.
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« Where there’s a will there’s a way »

It’s always better to get the view of someone else than to rely on one’s own judgement.
Two heads are better
than one.

When you are in a new place, country or situation adapt yourself to the new manners and customs.
When in Rome do as the Romans do.

When law enforcers are absent, certain people take the opportunity to break the law.
When the cat’s away the mice will play.

We usually desire someone more when he
or she is far away.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Someone new on the staff is always eager and enthusiastic in his work.
A new broom sweeps clean.

Don’t be deceived by appearance.
Don’t judge a book by its cover.

Family ties are stronger than any other.
Blood is thicker than water.

Do not make plans based on something that
has not happened yet.
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.

Do not make a big fuss over something
minor or small.
Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.

The best way to learn a job is to do it.
Experience is the best teacher.

One final thing added to a bad or unpleasant situation causes failure or ruin.
The last straw (that broke the camel’s back).

Be optimistic!
Look on the bright side.

Seize opportunities.
Make hay while the sun shines.

People soon forget friends if they do not
meet or keep in contact with them.
Out of sight, out of mind.

A person’s nature cannot change.
A leopard cannot change
its spots.

You cannot have too many people doing
the same thing at the same time.
Too many cooks spoil
the broth.

To do something in an incorrect order.
To put the cart before the horse.

To try to do something which you
are incapable of doing.
Bite off more than one can chew.

It’s better to receive a little than nothing at all.
Half a loaf is better
than none.

If you watch and wait for something to
happen, it seems to take forever.
A watched pot never boils.

To go from one bad situation to a worse one.
Jump from the frying pan into the fire.

You must choose between two things as you cannot have both at the same time.
You can’t have your cake and eat it.