200+ Common Proverbs in English [with Meaning and Example] - Lemon Grad This proverb is quoted by opponents of too much testing Weighing a pig won’t fatten it Altering its diet would Similarly, testing kids in school multiple times won’t improve their performance in a particular subject What’s required is an elaborate system to work on students’ weak areas
A list of 680 English Proverbs - Phrasefinder Here’s a list of most of the commonly-used English proverbs, with links to the meaning and origin of many of them A bad penny always turns up A barking dog never bites A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A cat may look at a king A chain is only as strong as its weakest link A change is as good as a rest A dog is a man’s best friend A drowning man will clutch at a straw A fish