Reader Opinions
Akeriba B. Ranteweia – (bring home the bacon) October 28, 2018
Yes, it is true that earn money or get a job for a living – bring home the bacon.
Sohnana Nanman – (Verbs) October 27, 2018
This is great and it helped me clear an issues with my HOD. She wanted to confused me but thanks you helped me out.
Anonymous – (idle hands are the devil’s tools) October 26, 2018
Because of idleness. David fell into temptation.
2 Samuel 11: 1- 27
you know I'm right – (two wrongs don’t make a right) October 25, 2018
The origin was horrible
Random Student – (curiosity killed the cat) October 25, 2018
I think the literal meaning means like if they were curious of something dangerous they’d get killed idk
Chocolate – (strike while the iron is hot) October 25, 2018
This web page provided me with the stuffs, which I was in search for. 🙂
Lucas Harvey – (devil’s advocate) October 25, 2018
Thank you. Your page helped me learn a bit more about myself, as this term was thrown around once to describe me on a personality test.
Kassra – (fish rots from the head down) October 24, 2018
The Famous Persian (Farsi) beloved poet Rumi originated this. But it is more exciting than the known mere translation.
The word he used for rotting is GNDH in Farsi.
You can pronounce GNDH in 2 ways:
1) GaNDeH (Rots)
2) GoNDeH (Grows / Gets Bigger)
He knew what he was doing as he was a master of literature and intended the double meaning.
So the actual half-verse (part of a major piece) he wrote in Farsi and often used by Iranians for many centuries for bad/good leadership is:
“The Fish Rots/Grows From the head, not from tail”
It is pronounced alternatively to mean bad or good leaders, most often though if not always, it is used to criticise and is pronounced GaNDeH meaning rotting from the head.
Anonymous – (love to death) October 20, 2018
April I always will even though she killed me. I never did her wrong did she really love me I never know.
Akeriba B. Ranteweia – (leave no stone unturned) October 17, 2018
I am profoundly pleased to learn this proverb’s meaning and particularly the meaning and examples with sentences. It is extremely useful and helpful. Many thks for the tremendously good effort in all things.
