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Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
The exception which proves the rule.
It's the singer not the song.
Attack is the best form of defence.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
To every thing there is a season.
The pen is mightier than sword.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Money talks.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Make love not war.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
The leopard does not change his spots.
Any port in a storm.
Don't rock the boat.
A good man is hard to find.
Pride comes before a fall.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
Laughter is the best medicine.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Seize the day.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Live and learn.
All good things must come to an end.
No man can serve two masters.
You are never too old to learn.
A word to the wise is enough.
Every picture tells a story.
Home is where the heart is.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
An army marches on its stomach.
You are what you eat.
A bad penny always turns up.
There's no place like home.
Share and share alike.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Every stick has two ends.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Practice what you preach.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Truth will out.
Time flies.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Better safe than sorry.
If you build it, they will come.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
All good things come to those that wait.
A man is known by his friends.
For everything there is a season.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Revenge is sweet.
While there is life, there is hope.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
Blood is thicker than water.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Two heads are better than one.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Fortune favours the brave.
Make haste slowly.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Less is more.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Less said, soon mended.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Honesty is the best policy.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Hide in plain sight.
Life begins at forty.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
The more the merrier.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Fight the good fight.
Waste not, want not.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
It never rains but it pours.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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