Convertibles revisited - swallows and amazons

Posted by Lap of the Goddess on November 15, 2004

In Reply to: Convertibles revisited - swallows and amazons posted by ACME on November 15, 2004

: : : : : : : : : What does "one swallow doesn't make a summer" mean? "It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good"? And what about "There is a time to wink and a time to see"?

: : : : : : : : 'One swallow...' It is swallow as in the migratory bird. It means that a single instance of something does not indicate major change.

: : : : : : : : 'It's an ill wind...' means that most things, however seemingly damaging, provide an advantage to someone: ie, it would be a TRULY ill (evil) wind that brought no good to anyone.

: : : : : : : : 'Time to wink...' means that there is a time to overlook perceived misdemeanours (wink) and a time to act against them.

: : : : : : : : Or that is my take.

: : : : : : : : DFG

: : : : : : : Thanks

: : : : : : There's a similar one, and maybe Acme can back me up on this: "One swallow doesn't make a relationship" or "...doesn't get you a convertible", or something like that. Sorry, couldn't resist.

: : : : One swallow doesn't get the Mercedes convertible....but a dozen is a sure thing.

: : : Around these parts, the saying is that 'an East wind blows no good,' meaning that the circulation pattern of an approaching weather system is warning of stormy weather on the way.

: : One swallow may not make a summer, but it does make one's day!

: : I was next to a head-turning sports car at the lights this morning - looked up and, guess what, a naughty-looking blonde was driving. Surely there can't be as many convertibles as are justified? Some women must be hard done by.

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: Hard done by.what an apt expression!

Apart from the 'convertible' banter - which is obviously relevant in any thread - hehe... There appear to be two or three questions floating around this thread and I'm finding it a tad confusing.

Alice I think if you want an answer to your 'bigger than both of us' query, you need to start a new thread, otherwise no-one is aware you've started a new question.

The same might apply to the 'East wind' comment by SR, but I'm not so sure about that, cos it was about then I started to get a bit confused.