many hands make light work

[Kati Svaby]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #297 "English Slang Idioms (19)", question 7

She was glad that her friend Beth came over to help her. With both of them working on it, the yard would be clean in less than two hours. She believed that many ......... make light work.

(a) faces
(b) laws
(c) friends
(d) hands

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #297 "English Slang Idioms (19)", answer 7

She was glad that her friend Beth came over to help her. With both of them working on it, the yard would be clean in less than two hours. She believed that many hands make light work.

Correct answer: (d) hands
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She believed many hands make light work.
There is a Hungarian proverb which rhymes. I try to translate:
Many hands and the work quickly ends.
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We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.