can anyone tell me some old wives tales/sayings, i need them for my homework?

Question

IE: Don't judge a book by it's cover

Answer 1

Make hay while the sun shines
Every cloud has a silver lining
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Pride comes before a fall
Dont put all your eggs in one basket
Its no use crying over spilt milk
Dont throw the baby out with the bath water

Hope this helps! : )

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Tales...Never go out with wet hair, you'll catch pneumonia. Don't buy baby items until after 3 months into the pregnancy, it's unlucky. If new shoes are hurting your feet, pour urine into them and leave soak over night ! The acidity reacts with the tannin in the leather, or something like that. Wild birds that come into the house are unlucky, so are dead leaves trodden in. A bee in the house, or one that tries to come in the front door, means bad news is on the way.If you see a cross-eyed woman, you'll have bad luck. If a bird plops on you while it's in flight, it's supposed to be lucky. I had to grow up with all these tales, ringing in my ears !Oh and my most hated one, when I was a kid and the toast was burnt..."eat it, you'll get curly hair"! No, it never worked !

Answer 4

I watched that. Hardly ever do I see "Wife Swap" because we don't have cable at home, but on vacation we got the ABC channel. I thought it was hilarious. But sad, in another way. The beauty pageant family had a complete lack of integrity and sense of what life was about. They thought you couldn't get anywhere without beauty and 'sparkle', which isn't true. TO answer your question, that makes the girl destined to be dependent on others for the rest of her life and gives the family a bad name. THe best part, by far, was the interview at the beginning with the 15 year old beauty queen. "They call me 'Blondie' at school. I don't know why that is...haha just kidding. It's because of my hair color." hahahahaha.

Answer 5

Don't let a cat spleep in the crib with a new born baby, it will suck the breath out of the baby.

Touching a frog will give you warts.

Here is couple from another country (Turkey)
If you sleep with your socks on, you will have nightmares.

If you dream of snakes, someone close to you will die.

If you fart while eating, your food will have the jitters.

Good luck, sounds like a fun project.

Good luck, sounds like a fun project.

Answer 6

If you eat apple pips an apple tree will grow in your tummy.

If you drop your knife it means you'll meet a handsome man.

Don't give gloves as a present - it's bad luck.

And definately the one about not going out with wet hair.

Answer 7

If you swallow an apple pip, a tree will grow in your tummy.
Don't make faces, if the wind changes, the funny face will stay.
Tread on the (pavement) crack, you'll marry a rat.
Eat your bread crusts and your hair will curl.
Eat carrots and you'll see in the dark.

Hope these help
cheers

Answer 8

Ben Franklin wrote a million of them in "Poor Richard's Almanac"
Here's one I'll bet you never heard. It's an old Mexican superstition: If you sleep with your arms crossed over your chest, you will have a nightmare.

Answer 9

Never walk under a ladder it is bad luck. Never break a mirror its 7 years bad luck.

Don't step on a crack it will break your mothers back.

Never spill salt if you do toss some over your left shoulder.

Answer 10

Dont plant your onions before the first frost.
if the wind changes your face will stay like that.
bit of elbow grease never hurt anyone.
never trust anyone whose eyebrows meet in the middle.
Just to add a few....