Contradictory Idioms

Oct 30th, 2023

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Idioms are crisp and concise passed down wisdom. They’re easy to follow – if you read one and do what it says, you’ll be fine. But here’s the tricky part: when you read a bunch of them, they start to send mixed messages, and you end up not knowing which one to listen to. It’s like going back to the beginning.

Listed down some idioms which when read together, start contradicting.

• Opposites attract

• Birds of a feather flock together

• The early bird gets the worm.

• The second mouse gets the cheese.

• Haste makes waste.

• Patience is a virtue.

• All good things come to him who waits.
• Slow and steady wins the race.
• Time waits for no man.

• A stitch in time saves nine.

• Clothes make the man.
• What you see is what you get.

• You cannot judge a book by its cover.

• Familiarity breeds contempt.

• Home is where the heart is.

• Great minds think alike.

• Fools seldom differ.

• Too many cooks spoil the broth.
• Two’s company, three’s a crowd
• Many hands make light work.

• The more, the merrier

• Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

• Out of sight, out of mind.

• Look before you leap.
• It’s better to be safe than sorry.
• He who hesitates is lost.

• Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

• Actions speak louder than words.

• The pen is mightier than the sword

• A penny saved is a penny earned.

• Penny wise, pound foolish.

• There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
• The best things in life are free.