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    The document discusses several common English idioms and proverbs and asks questions to prompt reflection on experiences that relate to their meanings. It addresses sayings such as "absence makes the heart grow fonder", "don't count your chickens before they hatch", "great minds think alike", "if anything can go wrong, it will", "it never rains, it pours", "jack of all trades", "let bygones be bygones", "know which way the wind blows", and "keep your hands clean". For each one, it asks if the respondent has had related experiences and how they responded in those situations.

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    The document discusses several common English idioms and proverbs and asks questions to prompt reflection on experiences that relate to their meanings. It addresses sayings such as "absence makes the heart grow fonder", "don't count your chickens before they hatch", "great minds think alike", "if anything can go wrong, it will", "it never rains, it pours", "jack of all trades", "let bygones be bygones", "know which way the wind blows", and "keep your hands clean". For each one, it asks if the respondent has had related experiences and how they responded in those situations.

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    The document discusses several common English idioms and proverbs and asks questions to prompt reflection on experiences that relate to their meanings. It addresses sayings such as "absence makes the heart grow fonder", "don't count your chickens before they hatch", "great minds think alike", "if anything can go wrong, it will", "it never rains, it pours", "jack of all trades", "let bygones be bygones", "know which way the wind blows", and "keep your hands clean". For each one, it asks if the respondent has had related experiences and how they responded in those situations.

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    Absence makes the heart grow fonder

    (The lack of something increases the desire for it) Do you think this is true? When you are away from loved ones do you begin to miss then right away?

    Dont count your chickens before they hatch


    (Don't assume that you will get something. Wait until you actually have it. Have you ever been sure to get something and then never have?

    Great minds think alike


    (when two or more people have the same thought thus saying you and the other person(s) have a great mind.) Do you sometimes come up with the same idea as someone else? What happens when you do this? ) If standcan thechange? heat get out of Doyou you cant think people the Is it kitchen hard to change? if you can't cope, you should leave the work Should we ask someone to change? to someone who can. something Have you ever changed Have ever taken on a task that you about you yourself? couldnt handle? Where you able to complete it? What were the results?

    If anything can go wrong, it will


    (Murphy's Law) Describe a situation where everything went wrong. What did you do about it? Do you often have days like this?

    It never rains, it pours


    (When troubles come they come together.) Have you ever had a day where everything went wrong? Tell us what happened? Do you think things come in threes?

    Jack of all trades (A man who can do anything)


    Is there a member of your family who is really good at fixing things? How did he or she learn this? What things does he or she fix?

    Let bygones be bygones


    (People forget problems they have for each other) Do you forget things easily or do you hold a grudge? Do you think we should forgive and forget?

    Know which way the wind blows


    This means that you should know how things are developing and be prepared for the future. Do you know what is going on around you? Are you prepared for a change in the future?

    Keep your hands clean


    (keep out of trouble)
    Do you know people who get into trouble because the dont mind their own business? Do you think sometimes we get into Trouble because of the company we keep?

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