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1 proverb
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2 a constant guest is never welcome.
விருந்தும் மருந்தும் மூன்று நாளைக்குEnglish-Tamil dictionary > a constant guest is never welcome.
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3 add fuel to the fire.
எரிகிற கொள்ளியில் எண்ணெய் ஊற்றினாற்போல் -
4 a rolling stone gathers no moss.
[proverb]நிறைகுடம் தழும்பாது -
5 a single swallow cannot makes a summer.
[proverb]தனிக் குருவி கோடையைக் கொண்டு வராதுEnglish-Tamil dictionary > a single swallow cannot makes a summer.
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6 All that glisters is not gold.
மின்னுவதெல்லாம் பொன்னல்ல -
7 all things come to those who wait.
[proverb]பொறுத்தார் பூமியாள்வார்English-Tamil dictionary > all things come to those who wait.
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8 as is the father
அப்பனைப் போல பிள்ளை -
9 blood is thicker than water
தான் ஆடாவிட்டாலும் தன் சதை ஆடும் -
10 better bend the neck than bruise the forehead
தாழ்ந்து நின்றால் வாழ்ந்து நிற்பாய்English-Tamil dictionary > better bend the neck than bruise the forehead
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11 blue are the hills that are far away.
[proverb]இக்கரைக்கு அக்கறைக்கு பச்சைEnglish-Tamil dictionary > blue are the hills that are far away.
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12 calm before the storm. stoop to conquer.
[proverb]புலி பதுங்குவது பாய்ச்சலுக்கு அடையாளம்English-Tamil dictionary > calm before the storm. stoop to conquer.
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13 brevity is the soul of wit.
[proverb]சுருங்க சொல்லி விளங்கவை -
14 cast not your pearls before swine.
[proverb]பன்றிகளின் முன் முத்துக்களைப் போடாதீர்English-Tamil dictionary > cast not your pearls before swine.
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15 casting pearls before swine.
[proverb]கழுதை அறியுமா கற்பூர வாசனை ? -
16 cleanliness is next to godliness
தூய்மையே இறைவனுக்கு அடுத்ததாகும் -
17 coming events cast their shadow before
யானைவரும் பின்னே மணியோசை வரும் முன்னேEnglish-Tamil dictionary > coming events cast their shadow before
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18 distance lends enchantment to the view.
[proverb]இக்கரைக்கு அக்கரை பச்சைEnglish-Tamil dictionary > distance lends enchantment to the view.
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19 do not look a gift horse in the mouth.
[proverb]தானம் கொடுத்த மாட்டைப் பல்லைப் பிடித்துப் பார்க்காதேEnglish-Tamil dictionary > do not look a gift horse in the mouth.
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20 East or West
எலி வளையானாலும் தனி வளை வேண்டும்.
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