Proverbs and Idioms (Handout #2)

Can you match a saying from column "a" with a parallel saying from column "b"?
What do these idioms and proverbs mean?


Column "a"    Column "b"   
 He has ants in his pants. (United States)   I have a frog in my throat. (United States) 
 How can one retrieve the baby tiger without going into the tiger's den? (China)   Don't cry over spilled milk. (United States) 
 I have a dumpling in my throat. (Czech Republic)   He has fire in his train. (France) 
 Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (United States)  No pain no gain. (United States)
 Past water doesn't power mills. (Portugal)   This is too much sand for my truck. (Portugal)  
 You are talking over my head. (United States)   Don't say "fava bean" until it reaches your plate. (Lebanon)