Water Sayings
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Water Sayings
Water is Life: El Agua es la Vida Tell Me a Story, K-4 Water Sayings Popular Water Sayings When it rains it pours. Sink or swim. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. Raining cats and dogs. Like a duck to water. Down the drain. The tip of the iceberg. Feeling swamped. Madder than a wet hen. It’s all water under the bridge. It’s a drop in the bucket. Get your feet wet. Refranes: Southwestern Spanish Proverbs From Cobos, Ruben. Refranes: Southwestern Spanish Proverbs. New Mexico: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1985. Spanish Agua ida no recogida. English translation The water that’s gone cannot be retrieved. In other words What’s done cannot be undone Agua revuelta ganancia de pescadores. Muddy waters are the fisherman’s boon. People often take advantage of a situation in turmoil. Guardate de hombre que no Beware a quiet man and a silent dog. habla y de perro que no ladra. Still waters run deep. Guardate del agua mansa. Still waters run deep. Beware of still waters. Pal enfermo que es de vida, The patient who is to live will get well ‘l agua le es medicina. with water. A strong constitution is one’s best medicine. Se lleva el asno al agua pero You can lead an ass to water but you no lo hacen beber. can’t make him drink. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. Agua que no has de beber, dejala corer. Don’t be a dog in the manger. Water that you’re not going to drink, let run. New Mexico History Resource Framework Regional Educational Technology Assistance Program at NMSU Water is Life: El Agua es la Vida New Mexico History Resource Framework Regional Educational Technology Assistance Program at NMSU Tell Me a Story, K-4