Phrases

Enjoy our collection of inspirational phrases. The content of many of these provide messages of wisdom. Usually each country has specific phrases that are unique to them. Here you will find a variety of phrases identified by nationality. You may find some phrases are similar to inspirational quotes, but most times they have been around for years and no author is attributed to them. We hope you enjoy them.

Been there, done that.
Canadian Phrase

You hit the nail on the head.
Canadian Phrase

I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.
Jewish Phrase

Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Canadian Phrase

Never say never.
English Phrase

What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth.
Jewish Phrase

Don't get your knickers in an uproar.
Scottish Phrase

That'll show you where the bear stood in the buckwheat.
Manitoba, Canadian Phrase

The truth is not always what we want to hear.
Yiddish Phrase

A penny is sometimes better spent than spared.
Yiddish Phrase

No hurries, no worries Jamaican Phrase





Were you born in a barn.
US Phrase

If someone puts their trust in you, don't sever it.
Lebanese Phrase

Living in each others pockets.

Canadian Phrase Hold on to your horses!
Canadian Phrase

Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure.
Jewish Phrase

That girl's as bright as a head of cabbage in a pumpkin patch.
French Canadian Phrase

Tree which grows bent will never get straight again.
Mexican Phrase

There were thousands and thousands of them, maybe even hundreds.
Nova Scotia, Canadian Phrase

It's so flat in Saskatchewan, you can see a train coming for three days.
Alberta, Canadian Phrase

Not a fit day for a fence post.
Canadian Weather Phrase




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