Meaning
It is used for person who is very good hearted but hardly respects law and lacks the skills which are used to politely interact in social gatherings.
This phrase is also used for people who themselves don’t commit any crime but are in contact or know the ones who are criminals.
Origin
This phrase is believed to be first used by John Fletcher in A Wife for a Month in 1624
Meaning
This phrase is used for people who provide a wise judgment in a tricky situation depending on the past experiences
Origin
It is considered to be attributed with biblical character Daniel who possessed very fine powers of judgment. In 1596, this phrase was used in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.
SHYLOCK:
A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
O wise young judge, how I do honour thee!
Meaning
This phrase is used in its literal sense for a person or thing which is seen more in the light of sadness than in anger.
Origin
This phrase is believed to be created by Shakespeare’s Hamlet in 1603. It was Horatio who described the looks of his father’s ghost to Hamlet
Hamlet: What, look’d he frowningly?
Horatio: A countenance more in sorrow than in anger.
Meaning
This means that usually a team fails because of the weakest performer of that team. This proverb is more used because of its literal meaning and does not actually relates to the chain links. It usually applies to technical features or an individual to lay stress on what could be a possible cause of failure.
Origin
It is believed to be originated by Anne Robinson in UK’s popular TV show. This phrase was then used all over the world to convey the message that failure is because of your weakest point. it gained more momentum when in 1812 William Windham used this phrase in one of his Parliament’s speech.
“The strength of a chain, according to an old observation, was the strength of the weakest link.”
Meaning
A Clinched fist. The fives are the fingers and thumb held together
Origin
“With their bunch of fives.” is believed to be first used in Charles Westmacott’s, The English Spy in 1825
Meaning
It is best to accept a minor real reward than the opportunity of a bigger one.
Origin of this phrase
It is believed to be in use from 13th century though in a different form. Ecclesiastes IX – A living dog is better than a dead lion.
Another version of this came in the 16th century when John Heywood recorded “Better one byrde in hande than ten in the wood.”
The latest form of the phrase came into existence somewhere in the 18th century. It was a directory of British folk ballads – The Vocal Magazine: Or, Compleat British Songster, 1781. In this it appears in the lyric of a song entitled ‘A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush’.