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One man's meat is another man's poison.
There are two sides to every question.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Practice makes perfect.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Get out while the getting is good.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
Let well alone.
Only fools and horses work.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
You are what you eat.
Cheats never prosper.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
Might is right.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
No pain, no gain.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
The show must go on.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
The age of miracles is past.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
The Devil looks after his own.
It's all grist to the mill.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
There's an exception to every rule.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
Easy come, easy go.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
Go the extra mile.
It's never too late to mend.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
Beware the Ides of March.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Once a thief, always a thief.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Life is what you make it.
Don't rock the boat.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Time will tell.
Money isn't everything.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Blood is thicker than water.
You win some, you lose some.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Forgive and forget.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Cold hands, warm heart.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
One swallow does not a summer make.
There's no time like the present.
A golden key can open any door.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
Each to their own.
Third time lucky.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
To the victor go the spoils.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Moderation in all things.
Less said, soon mended.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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