Ellavarian Idioms
These are of course not all the idioms spoken in Islemaria but these are the popular ones. The ones that are not listed are of specific sects of the capitol. Like the Mages college and the Ellavarian court.
Common Phrases
• Silence lets you hear more. - A common thing said usually to someone who talks way too much and get frustrated when they are not offered any guidance in return.
• A single stone can be the start of a home. - Said to someone who is doubting the materials and the know how to do something.
• Shed a tear to see more clear. - This is said when someone is suppressing their emotions.
• Using a single candle to warm a home. - This is usually said when someone tries to act like their loneliness does not bother them.
• Contrasts bring concepts.
• Cry when you bleed, laugh when you eat. - this usually said to tell someone it is okay to have emotions
• Hungry mouths have sharp teeth. - Usually said when the situation has a power hungry vultures of some kind that are more than what they seem.
• Warning me the sun will rise. - Used sarcastically, for example someone telling the obvious.
• A cracked road leads to injury. - A reminder to take care of one's self
• Do not stall after a fall. - A reminder to not sit and wait for help, one most help one's self most of the time.
• A new night is a new day to some. - A common Gwyth saying meaning that new beginnings can happen at anytime.
• To practice putting horseshoes on a cow. - An insult, used to someone who usually makes nonsensical choices in there life or to solve a problem.
• Nothing lasts forever, not even bones.
• Doubts and fears are between your ears.
• Delays bring new ways.
• Once the sun turns green. - Another way of saying "Once Pigs Fly"
• There's no plan for madness.
• That's trusting a rumor.
• A single flame can become an inferno.
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