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Money makes the world go round.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
It goes without saying.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Let the dead bury the dead.
It's the singer not the song.
Revenge is sweet.
Only the good die young.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
There is no accounting for tastes.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Love makes the world go round.
All you need is love.
A bad penny always turns up.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
One swallow does not a summer make.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Man does not live by bread alone.
All things must pass.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
There's safety in numbers.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Birds of a feather flock together.
It's all grist to the mill.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
All roads lead to Rome.
Cheats never prosper.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
Everyone has their price.
One good deed deserves another.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
The best-laid plans go astray.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
There's one born every minute.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Give the Devil his due.
To the victor go the spoils.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
East is east, and west is west.
A thing begun is half done.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Never tell tales out of school.
A cat has nine lives.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Get out while the getting is good.
All's well that ends well.
Knowledge is power.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Bad money drives out good.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Tomorrow is another day.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Virtue is its own reward.
Persuasion is better than force.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
The best things in life are free.
Manners maketh the man.
A word to the wise is enough.
Dead men tell no tales.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Small things amuse small minds.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Actions speak louder than words.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
You can't win them all.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Money is the root of all evil.
Good fences make good neighbours.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
Seek and you shall find.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
Make haste slowly.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Two heads are better than one.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Out of sight, out of mind.
There's no place like home.
Time is a great healer.
Slow but sure.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
The best is the enemy of the good.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
The more the merrier.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Forgive and forget.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
Each to their own.
Money isn't everything.
Keep your chin up.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Let bygones be bygones.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Enough is enough.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Appearances can be deceptive.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
Pride comes before a fall.
A miss is as good as a mile.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
Nothing new under the sun.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
Let the buyer beware.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Time will tell.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Youth is wasted on the young.
An army marches on its stomach.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
No news is good news.
Misery loves company.
The Devil looks after his own.
Practice what you preach.
Possession is nine points of the law.
When one door shuts, another opens.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
Don't get mad, get even.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
Once a thief, always a thief.
A poor worker blames the tools.
There's no time like the present.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
It's never too late to mend.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
Silence is golden.
Charity begins at home.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Love is blind.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Enough is as good as a feast.
All that glitters is not gold.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Hope springs eternal.
No rest for the wicked.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Only fools and horses work.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
You are what you eat.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
The end justifies the means.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Good things come in small packages.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
A new broom sweeps clean.
First things first.
Blood is thicker than water.
Physician, heal thyself.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The bigger, the better.
Even a worm will turn.
There is honour among thieves.
Life begins at forty.
Fortune favours the brave.
Clothes do not make the man.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Silence construes consent.
Patience is a virtue.
Walls have ears.
All the world loves a lover.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Every stick has two ends.
Speak as you find.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Cold hands, warm heart.
Honesty is the best policy.
Good talk saves the food.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Any port in a storm.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Better safe than sorry.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Count your blessings.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
There's no smoke without fire.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
All publicity is good publicity.
Make love not war.
He who hesitates is lost.
Love will find a way.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Go the extra mile.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
Live and learn.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
All's fair in love and war.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
It takes one to know one.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Big fish eat little fish.
A fish always rots from the head.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
To every thing there is a season.
Fight the good fight.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Easy come, easy go.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Give credit where credit is due.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Home is where the heart is.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Talk is cheap.
The pen is mightier than sword.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
There are two sides to every question.
A leopard can't change its spots.
You are never too old to learn.
It's better to give than to receive.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Horses for courses.
Share and share alike.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
A watched pot never boils.
One hand washes the other.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
A man is known by his friends.
Tomorrow never comes.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Hide in plain sight.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Attack is the best form of defence.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Learn to walk before you run.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Life is what you make it.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
No pain, no gain.
Less said, soon mended.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Don't shoot the messenger.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
The customer is always right.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Practice makes perfect.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
A cat may look at a king.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
It never rains but it pours.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
A person is known by the company they keep.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Great minds think alike.
The best defence is a good offence.
The truth will out.
God helps those who help themselves.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
If you can't be good, be careful.
A golden key can open any door.
Never speak ill of the dead.
Pearls of wisdom.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Might is right.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
No man is an island.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Half a loaf is better than none.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Beware the Ides of March.
You reap what you sow.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Every picture tells a story.
The exception which proves the rule.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
The age of miracles is past.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Wonders will never cease.
Bad news travels fast.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
Different strokes for different folks.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Keep your powder dry.
Still waters run deep.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Christmas comes but once a year.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
Nine tailors make a man.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Fight fire with fire.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
You can't always get what you want.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Less is more.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
A good man is hard to find.
The wages of sin is death.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
If you build it, they will come.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Put your best foot forward.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
The show must go on.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Let well alone.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
All good things must come to an end.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
East, west, home's best.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
While there is life, there is hope.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
What goes around comes around.
Every dog has its day.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Third time lucky.
Children should be seen and not heard.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Time flies.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
More haste, less speed.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
Like father, like son.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Live and let live.
What goes up must come down.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Ignorance is bliss.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
For everything there is a season.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Faith will move mountains.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
You are what you eat.
It takes two to tango.
Don't rock the boat.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Variety is the spice of life.
Seize the day.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
First come, first served.
Paddle your own canoe.
Money talks.
Curiosity killed the cat.
There's an exception to every rule.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Look before you leap.
An man's home is his castle.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
No man can serve two masters.
Make hay while the sun shines.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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