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WHEN A PERSON TAKES MORE FOOD THAN HE CAN EAT, A PERSON MIGHT
BE TOLD, "YOUR EYES ARE BIGGER THAN YOUR STOMACH."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): METONYMY
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00001972CA
IF YOU SAY THE EXACT THING AT THE SAME TIME, YOU HOLD
PINKIES WITH EACH OTHER AND MAKE A WISH BEFORE SAYING
ANOTHER WORD AND YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): METONYMY: PINKIES FOR LITTLE FINGERS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 10-13-1973
MY EYES ARE BIGGER THAN MY STOMACH.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
James Callow Keyword(s): APPETITE ; COMPARISON ; EATING ; METONYMY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
A MOB IS A MONSTER -- HEADS ENOUGH, BUT NO BRAINS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): DEFINITION ; METONYMY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-16-1967
RUSSIAN PROVERB
MARRIAGE IS ONLY ONE 'YES' PRECEDED BY THOUSANDS OF 'NO'S'.
Where learned: WESTERN RUSSIA
James Callow Keyword(s): METONYMY ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00001898-1905
PROVERB
MANY HANDS LIFT A HEAVY LOAD.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HONORS HOUSE
James Callow Keyword(s): METONYMY ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
James Callow Keyword(s): METONYMY ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR