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EnglishIdioms,Proverbs,andAphorisms:UnlockingCulturalWisdomThroughLanguage

Figurativecore:Theirpowerliesinmetaphor.Breakaleg,forinstance,hasnothingtodowithphysicalinjury;itisawishforgoodluck,rootedintheatersuperstitions(theatricalfolkoncebelieveddirectgoodwishesinvitedbadluck,sotheyusedareversephrase).

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II.Proverbs:FolkWisdominaNutshell

Moralorpracticalfocus:Proverbsoftenframeadviceascauseandeffect.Astitchintimesavesnineurgespromptaction:asmalleffortnow(mendingatear)preventsalarg