proverbs run in pairs

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Definition of proverbs run in pairs in English English dictionary

Every proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."

Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.

Hyphenation

Prov·erbs run in pairs

Turkish pronunciation

prävırbz rʌn în perz

Pronunciation

/ˈprävərbz ˈrən ən ˈperz/ /ˈprɑːvɜrbz ˈrʌn ɪn ˈpɛrz/