Puzzle Jug

Puzzle jug with inscriptions

A puzzle jug is a puzzle in the form of a jug. The challenge is to drink the contents without spilling, which, because the neck of the jug is perforated, is impossible to do conventionally. Usually on the jug there are inscriptions like Come drink of me and merry be or Come drink your fill, but do not spill.

Puzzle jugs of varying quality were popular in homes and taverns, especially during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Pour oil on troubled waters

If a person pours oil on troubled waters, they do or say something to calm a tense situation. "James is an good negotiator, and always manages to pour oil on troubled waters."

Water under the bridge

If something difficult or unpleasant took place in the past but is no longer important, it is referred to as water under the bridge. "They had a serious disagreement in the past but that's water under

the bridge."

Proverbs

Blood is thicker than water

Blood will out

Like father, like son.

Proverbi

Piccola spugna ritiene acqua.

Chi cade nell'acqua è forza che si bagni. (Giovanni Verga)

Non mi curo dell'acqua che non bagna.

L'amore passa sette muri.

Le mura, per quanto forti, non possono impedire il volo del pensiero.

Impara l'arte e mettila da parte.

Chi va con lo zoppo impara a zoppicare

Bevi del buon vino e lascia andare l'acqua al mulino.

I danari van via come l'acqua benedetta.

Dove non va acqua ci vuol la zappa.

A combatter con il fango, che si vinca o che si perda, sempre ci si infanga.

Chi ara terra bagnata, per tre anni l'ha dissipata.