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Enough is as good as a feast.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
An army marches on its stomach.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
A picture paints a thousand words.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
It takes two to tango.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
A poor worker blames the tools.
A cat may look at a king.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
There are two sides to every question.
It never rains but it pours.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Seize the day.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
A person is known by the company they keep.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
There's an exception to every rule.
Stupid is as stupid does.
You are what you eat.
Never tell tales out of school.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
There's no smoke without fire.
Better late than never.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
It's all grist to the mill.
A good man is hard to find.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
There's no place like home.
Another day, another dollar.
Time is money.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Nine tailors make a man.
You can't take it with you.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Quid pro quo.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
It's never too late to mend.
Beware the Ides of March.
No man can serve two masters.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Silence is golden.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Time is a great healer.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
The age of miracles is past.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Count your blessings.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
It ain't over, till it's over.
You can't always get what you want.
Life begins at forty.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Horses for courses.
Appearances can be deceptive.
A miss is as good as a mile.
Forewarned is forearmed.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Patience is a virtue.
Seeing is believing.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Oil and water don't mix.
He who hesitates is lost.
There's safety in numbers.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Knowledge is power.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Get out while the getting is good.
Money makes the world go round.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Any port in a storm.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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