Give meanings of the following proverbs :
a) Half a loaf is better than no bread.
b) Don't make mountains out of mole hills.
c) To add fuel to fire.
d) On cloud nine.
e) To lose heart.
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Answer:
If you say that half a loaf is better than none, you mean that it is better to take what you can get, even if it is very little, than to risk having nothing at all. ... Still, half a loaf is better than none. Note: Other words can be used instead of loaf and none.
Making a mountain out of a molehill is an idiom referring to over-reactive, histrionic behaviour where a person makes too much of a minor issue. It seems to have come into existence in the 16th century.
The phrase 'add fuel to the fire' means when you do or say something that makes a miserable situation even worse. 'Adding fuel to the fire' means to make a situation or conflict intensify, especially via provocative comments. '“John only added fuel to the fire when he accused the other team of cheating.
The phrase “on cloud nine” is an idiom that means a person is feeling happy or delighted. Example: Will has been searching hard for a job.