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#2 (permalink) Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:25 am Strike while the iron is hot |
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Strike while the iron is hot means don't hesitate/act quickly/be decisive. _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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#3 (permalink) Fri May 06, 2005 11:07 am Hammering while the sword hot |
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Dear freinds,
Do you know Thailand? We have the proverb similarity. And I would like to express with pride. "It is easier if you make a sword by hammering while the sword is hot."
(I wonder if anyone kindly correct my grammar usage) Thank you,
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#4 (permalink) Mon Feb 22, 2010 17:01 pm Strike while the iron is hot |
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We too in Albania use this proverb. Strike while the iron is hot. Admira _________________ To be or not to be ,that is the question. |
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Admira I'm here quite often ;-)
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#5 (permalink) Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:48 pm Strike while the iron is hot |
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Also in Chinese, we have a idiom "趁热打铁“,which means exactly the same as "strike while the iron is hot". |
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Ttg I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#6 (permalink) Mon Mar 08, 2010 16:48 pm Strike while the iron is hot |
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In our South Indian Language (Tamil) we have a proverb with almost the same theme..''Kaatru Ullapothey Thootrikkol.." (Means: filter the paddy when there is wind..)
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