Question

Choose the best proverb that corresponds to the given context.
A man mustn't think that his task is too difficult before he begins doing it.

• A. Everything comes to him who waits.
• B. No living man all things can.
• C. Live not to eat but eat to live.
• D. Keep your mouth shut and your ears open.
• E. Don't cross the bridge before you come to it.

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

Don't cross the bridge before you come to it.

Option E is the correct answer because the idiom that corresponds to the given in the question is 'don't cross the bridge before you come to it.' It means do not needlessly worry yourself over concerns, problems, or difficulties that lie in the future.

'Everything comes to him who waits' means patient people eventually receive all things.

'No living man all things can' means that no human being can do everything.

'Live not to eat but eat to live' means eat for nourishment, and not as a main source of pleasure. The expression discourages overeating.

'Keep your mouth shut and your ears open' could mean to stop talking and start listening to others.

Options A, B, C and D are incorrect because these proverbs do not have the same meaning as is given in the question.