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A man is known by his friends.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
There's safety in numbers.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A word to the wise is enough.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
The bigger, the better.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
It's the singer not the song.
Wonders will never cease.
Bad money drives out good.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Practice makes perfect.
To the victor go the spoils.
Two heads are better than one.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
It's all grist to the mill.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
Fight fire with fire.
The show must go on.
Walls have ears.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Fortune favours the brave.
Practice what you preach.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Youth is wasted on the young.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Great minds think alike.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Never go to bed on an argument.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Give the Devil his due.
Big fish eat little fish.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Another day, another dollar.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Manners maketh the man.
Seek and you shall find.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
Good things come in small packages.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
East is east, and west is west.
Let well alone.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
Learn to walk before you run.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
All's well that ends well.
It ain't over, till it's over.
The Devil looks after his own.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
It never rains but it pours.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
One hand washes the other.
No pain, no gain.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
A fish always rots from the head.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Make haste slowly.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Revenge is sweet.
Moderation in all things.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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