SAYING OF THE WEEK: DON´T COUNT...

Don´t count your chickens before they´re hatched.*

In English, this expression is used for telling someone not to make plans that depend on the success of something until they are certain that it is successful. 

You might be able to get a loan from the bank, but don't count your chickens.

 *to hatch: if a babybird, fish, insect etc hatches or is hatched, it comes out of its egg and is born.

Contributed by Adriana M.A. 3 ESO

SAYING OF THE WEEK: YOU CAN´T MAKE A SILK PURSE...

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear*

When someone tries to improve a person or an object that cannot be changed, this saying is often used. In Spanish there is a similar saying… Can you guess what saying it is?  Yes… Aunque la mona se vista de seda...

*adult female pig´s ear

SAYING OF THE WEEK: NO ROOM TO SWING...

Not enough room to swing a cat

Used for saying that a room is very small and there is not enough space to live comfortably in it.

 



It is so big you can swing a cat in here / It is so small you couldn´t even swing a cat in here!                                                                                  

                           

SAYING OF THE WEEK: DON´T BITE OFF...

Don´t bite off more than you can chew

When you try to do too much or something is too hard for you, someone could say:  You´ve bitten off more than you can chew!

Are you sure you haven´t bitten off more than you can chew... with this piece of carrot?

SAYING OF THE WEEK: I HEARD IT...

I heard it straight from the horse´s mouth

 I heard it directly from someone who knows.

It seems that in horse racing circles tips (a piece of special or secret information) on which horse is a likely winner circulate amongst punters (someone who bets on the results of a horse race). The most trusted authorities are considered to be those in closest touch with the recent form of the horse, i.e. stable lads, trainers etc. The notional 'from the horse's mouth' is supposed to indicate one step better than even that inner circle, i.e. the horse itself.