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Today’s expression has rhyming words. And it might have to do with birdhouses.
Speaker A: Anna, what are you making?
Speaker B: It’s supposed to be a birdhouse.
Speaker A: That’s going to kill a bird…not shelter it.
Speaker B: I know, I didn’t measure the wood before I started sawing. Now I have to buy all new wood.
Speaker A: Haste makes waste, Anna.
Speaker B: Not helpful.
“Haste” means doing something very quickly. So “haste makes waste” means that doing something too quickly can lead to mistakes. Those mistakes result in wasted time, money, effort, and in Anna’s case, wood.
And that’s English in a Minute!
*This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.
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