Your version misses the point of the idiom. If someone fools you once then they tricked you and that's a jerk thing to do. If they fool you again, then you didn't learn not to trust them the first time and it's your own fault. That's what the saying means.
Quizmaster says "love of money" will work now. But "money" should not work because of your comment. Money gets a bad rap. In proper perspective money is great. Its treating it like a god that gets you into trouble.
Yes, Quizmaster, it would be lovely if you would correct it to "Love of money" instead of just "Money". We do, after all, want to discourage greed, not trade. I also support the "fortune favors the brave" option. In any case, please please please take that errant apostrophe out of "it's weakest link".
I've always understood the phrase to be "feed a cold, starve a flu." Also, Quizmeister (a user like everyone else) is not to be confused with Quizmaster (the person who makes and edits the quizzes).
I agree with the bad egg- though can you really have a "bunch" of eggs or apples? "Detail" (singular) should also be accepted for the devilish clue. And I'm glad you didn't use George W Bush's version of the "fool me once" expression!
It is apple,but I've heard it with barrel not bunch, One bad egg can ruin it for everyone (school teachers used to love to say that), The idea that one bad egg can spoil the other eggs makes no sense they have shells. Apples when one start s to rot it spreads
I second allowing "detail" singular, since "detail" can refer to the whole set of details of a thing, if that makes any sense. I would always use the singular in this saying.
I agree it is the 'love of money' and I thought of that, but tried 'money; first because it is such a misquoted idiom. I would allow both, but you are all correct. I live in America and have never heard too many hands spoiling the broth it is always cooks (or less often chefs). Fortune favors the bold is the most common. I have heard prepared as a newer version and I can't see how brave would be wrong, just never heard it that way..
Gee, I'm an American, and have always heard/said "Too many cooks spoil the broth". Or sometimes "soup". Never heard "Too many hands...". Regional variations, perhaps.
Divantilya I love you for that! You are right just because it is oft misquoted doesn't mean it is correct. It is like people who say 'I could care less' who think they are correct. It is 'I couldn't care less' indicating there is nothing less important the other phrasing is basically saying it is of some importance which is meaningless.
The 'Andrews Sisters' many years ago sang "Money is the root of all evil" (hear it on Youtube) and I believe more people say that then " The love of money" version.
This is me joining the chorus for accepting 'detail' as opposed to only the plural. The Wikipedia page on the saying uses 'detail' not 'details'. Typing the plural version simply redirects. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_devil_is_in_the_detail
I guess no one on this quiz ever mixed-up their idioms or metaphors. Bush can't seem to get a break, even in quizzes. Since some are so fond of quoting the bible, try this on for size:"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
I don't really understand the use of detail and not details. Can you explain that one. I have always heard it as details as in the details are what make things difficult. ie, You can come to and agreement in general, but ironing out the details is the hard part, Or when working on a project the general solution is easy, but the details are where all the work lies. What is the meaning of the phrase as you folks understand it with the singular, because it really doesn't work with the meaning I've always heard it used? Thanks for the explanations in advance, perhaps I've been missing out here.
I think it's because "detail" singular can be used to describe the whole set of details of a situation, i.e. "the level of detail for this problem is devilish".
Hadn't heard the "feed a cold, starve a fever", and read it as "if you feed a cold, then you will starve a ....". First thing that pops into my mind is "child". I feel like this suggests bad things about my mind.
always thought the apple one was banana... bananas come in bunches (OK hands if you are being pedantic)....., apples dont come in bunches, although i have heard barrel used in the apple one
First off, it seems like noone reads the comments, I see the same complaints over and over, written in a way like they are the first to mention it.. (it is the same 3 subjects repeated like 20 times each..)
and the fortune favors... is avtually from latin (not any of the dozens tv shows/games etc that have used it) the original is "audentes Fortuna iuvat" (yes with a capital F).
to the neighboring ones.
Not THE root of all evil but A root of all kinds of evil. The greek new testament seems to show this.
and the fortune favors... is avtually from latin (not any of the dozens tv shows/games etc that have used it) the original is "audentes Fortuna iuvat" (yes with a capital F).