ProverbPerseverance
English origin
English originBetter lose a jest than a friend.
Meaning: Sacrificing a humorous quip protects valued relationships that require more care than momentary laughter deserves.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
Explore another collection: Idioms
Colorful expressions from dozens of languages, with their word-for-word translations.
- книга за семью печатями (kniga za sem'yu pechatyami) Something utterly mysterious and incomprehensible; a complete enigma.
- в Тулу со своим самоваром (v Tulu so svoim samovarom) To do something pointless or wasteful; to bring something unnecessary or redundant to a p…
- за тридевять земель (za tridevyat' zemel') An extremely distant, remote place; somewhere impossibly far away.
Keep exploring