The following are some common English proverbs along with their meanings:

1) Birds of the same feather flock together – people with common characteristics always end up together.

2) He who plays the piper calls the tune – when one has to act according to a superior’s wishes.

3) Out of sight, out of mind – once you lose sight of a thing, you can forget it altogether.

4) Beggars can’t be choosers – when a person is in a difficult position, he can only take whatever he gets.

5) All is well that ends well – everything is acceptable as long as the ending is favorable.

6) Two heads are better than one – two people can do a better job together than one person doing it alone.

7) Look before you leap – always be cautious before doing something big or important.

8) Robbing Peter to save Paul – when somebody harms one person to cause some benefit to another.

9) Make hay when the sun shines – making full use of a given opportunity.

10) Out of the frying pan and into the fire – entering one difficult situation from another.

11)  A drowning man catches all straws – a person in difficulty will make use of any help he receives.

12) Well begun is half done – just starting a venture successfully is enough to fulfil it completely.

13) Better late than never – it is better to delay something than not doing it at all.

14) A bird in hand is better than two in the bush – better to have something than having nothing at all.

15) Too many cooks spoil the broth – plans often fail when too many people work on it together.

16) It never rains but pours – things are never as good as they can or should be.

17) Rome was not built in a day – difficult tasks always take time to accomplish.

18) You reap what you sow – your results are just consequences of your own actions.

19) Every dog has his day – every person can have lucky days and favorable outcomes.

20) Hunger is the best sauce – everything tastes good when you are hungry but have nothing to eat.

21) The proof the pudding is in its eating – we can know whether something is good or bad only after trying it.

22) Once bitten twice shy – a person who has been in a bad situation before is always cautious.