🗣️ Proverbs

मराठी (Marathi) हिंदी (Hindi) English

"All cats are grey in the dark."

💬 Meaning

Physical appearance and social status lose their importance in certain contexts or emergencies.

✏️ Usage Example

When the power went out, no one cared what the celebrities were wearing; all cats are grey in the dark.

"A woman's work is never done."

💬 Meaning

Household chores and family care are ongoing tasks that never truly end.

✏️ Usage Example

She was still folding laundry at midnight, proving that a woman's work is never done.

"A tree is known by its fruit."

💬 Meaning

A person's character is judged by their actions rather than their words.

✏️ Usage Example

He claims to be charitable, but he never helps anyone; a tree is known by its fruit.

"A small leak will sink a great ship."

💬 Meaning

Small, ignored problems can eventually lead to catastrophic failure.

✏️ Usage Example

Don't ignore that minor accounting error; remember that a small leak will sink a great ship.

"A shut mouth catches no flies."

💬 Meaning

Staying silent is often the best way to avoid getting into trouble.

✏️ Usage Example

If you don't want to get involved in their drama, just stay quiet; a shut mouth catches no flies.

"A light purse is a heavy curse."

💬 Meaning

Poverty makes life incredibly difficult and burdensome.

✏️ Usage Example

He struggled to pay for his medicine, realizing that a light purse is a heavy curse.

"A new broom sweeps clean."

💬 Meaning

A newly appointed leader or worker will often make many changes to show their efficiency.

✏️ Usage Example

The new CEO has replaced the entire management team; a new broom sweeps clean.

"A hungry man is an angry man."

💬 Meaning

People who are deprived of basic needs are easily provoked to frustration or violence.

✏️ Usage Example

The protests turned into riots because the city failed to provide food aid; a hungry man is an angry man.

"A drowning man will clutch at a straw."

💬 Meaning

Someone in a desperate situation will try even the most unlikely or ineffective solutions.

✏️ Usage Example

He's trying to save his business with a lottery ticket, like a drowning man clutching at a straw.

"A broken clock is right twice a day."

💬 Meaning

Even someone who is usually wrong can be right occasionally by chance.

✏️ Usage Example

He's usually terrible at predictions, but he got this one right; I guess a broken clock is right twice a day.

"History repeats itself."

💬 Meaning

Similar events tend to happen over and over again throughout time.

✏️ Usage Example

The same economic mistakes were made in this decade as in the 1920s; history repeats itself.

"Half the world knows not how the other half lives."

💬 Meaning

People in different social or economic classes often have no idea about the daily struggles or lifestyles of others.

✏️ Usage Example

The wealthy executive was shocked to see the conditions in the slums; half the world knows not how the other half lives.