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Many hands make light work.
Revenge is sweet.
Christmas comes but once a year.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Time will tell.
Love is blind.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Practice what you preach.
Never tell tales out of school.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Appearances can be deceptive.
Beware the Ides of March.
Good things come to those who wait.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
An army marches on its stomach.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
You win some, you lose some.
The customer is always right.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Cold hands, warm heart.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Don't rock the boat.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Physician, heal thyself.
Do as I say, not as I do.
The more the merrier.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
No pain, no gain.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
It goes without saying.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Nine tailors make a man.
No man can serve two masters.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
A cat may look at a king.
Clothes do not make the man.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
It's all grist to the mill.
Crime doesn't pay.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
A bad penny always turns up.
Marriages are made in heaven.
There are two sides to every question.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
Slow but sure.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Enough is enough.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Every dog has its day.
Only the good die young.
Truth will out.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
Variety is the spice of life.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Fortune favours the brave.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
The truth will out.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Better safe than sorry.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Oil and water don't mix.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
The pen is mightier than sword.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
A golden key can open any door.
A new broom sweeps clean.
You can't win them all.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Bad news travels fast.
Life begins at forty.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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