http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Idioms/cqkdm/post.htm#248616Tue, 26 May 2009 04:33:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:248616CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Idioms/cqkdm/post.htm#248616http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-248616.xmlA proverb is usually a statement that expresses some universal bit of wisdom. It is normally a very old expression that has come down to us through the years because it encapsulates some truth in a very succinct and clever way. It may not be very obvious what the meaning is because proverbs are sometimes very metaphorical. A stitch in time saves nine. (Proverb.) (Literal meaning: If there is a small tear in some article of clothing, repair it with one stitch - using needle and thread - before it gets bigger and requires nine stitches to repair. Proverb meaning: It is better to take care of a problem or troublesome situation before it becomes an even greater problem that will be even more difficult to solve.) An...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Idioms/cqkdm/post.htmMon, 26 Jan 2009 05:33:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:248603hanuman_20001http://www.englishforums.com/English/Idioms/cqkdm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-248603.xmlHello, Are "idioms" and "proverbs and saying" same? Please explain the difference between "idioms" and "proverbs and saying"?