Almost everyone uses proverbs in some cases. With these colorful phrases, people can express their opinions extremely briefly and clearly.
What are the proverbs, who invents them
There are various proverbs and a wide variety of topics on which they are created, and basically they are invented either by the people (such are called folk proverbs) or poets. In this article, we will consider the most popular and best proverbs about an apple, and also try to figure out in what situations they are used.
Best proverbs
1. "An apple doesn’t fall far from an apple tree" is one of the most frequently used. Proverbs about the apple are used very often, but this is the most popular. Use this phrase when they want to say, for example, that the child is like a father or mother. In this way they convey their feelings. If the child’s father is a good person or smart, then when the child does a good deed or studies well, the father’s acquaintances say this phrase, and vice versa, if the father is a bad person and the child repeats his actions, then again you can use it. However, it is not necessary that it was a question of a father and a child;
2. "It looks red, but the worm sits, " is a phrase with deep meaning. So often they say about people who have a beautiful appearance, but their inner world is empty, who do not sympathize with others and do bad things. The point is that an apple can also look beautiful and juicy, but there may be a worm inside. The following proverbs about the apple are very interesting, and one of them reveals the essence of the human character.
3. "A ruddy apple praises itself, " - here everything is clear. We are talking about people who are worthless, really can’t do anything, study badly, don’t work and lie on the couch all day, however, despite all this, they are too narcissistic and love to praise themselves, although they do not deserve it.
4. Proverbs about the apple, which are written above, are used quite often, but it is the words "exactly the bull's eye" - the most frequently used phrase, and they say it when someone hits the target directly, for example in some game, or correctly answers the question. But this phrase appeared, when during training archers used the apple as a target and when they hit it they said that phrase.
