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4Likes- 08-Feb-2012, 03:26 #1
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A pear drops when a crow flies from the tree. Is this a common English proverb? I thought it's only a Korean one meaning "When you do something, another thing happens to coincide with it, making you suspected for it." I found this in a workbook, but it doesn't seem an English saying.
ex) A pear drops when a crow flies from the tree.
- 08-Feb-2012, 06:59 #2
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Teacher Re: A pear drops when a crow flies from the tree. I have never heard/seen it.
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
- 08-Feb-2012, 08:12 #3
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Teacher Re: A pear drops when a crow flies from the tree. The expression is not common usage in AmE, either!
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