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