“The early bird catches the worm”
定義
People who act early have an advantage.
例句
Examples
“I got the best tickets because the early bird catches the worm.”
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
I got the best tickets because _____.Compare with the original example
I got the best tickets because the early bird catches the worm.
Write a two-line conversation using “The early bird catches the worm”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionary常見問題
- What does "The early bird catches the worm" mean?
- "The early bird catches the worm" means people who act early have an advantage.
- How do you use "The early bird catches the worm" in a sentence?
- Example: "I got the best tickets because the early bird catches the worm."
- Should I interpret "The early bird catches the worm" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.