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They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Another day, another dollar.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
All publicity is good publicity.
The best is the enemy of the good.
A cat may look at a king.
Good fences make good neighbours.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Nothing new under the sun.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
There's safety in numbers.
While there is life, there is hope.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Ignorance is bliss.
Don't rock the boat.
Manners maketh the man.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Slow and steady wins the race.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Beggars can't be choosers.
There's no time like the present.
Faith will move mountains.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
It's better to give than to receive.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Many hands make light work.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
No man can serve two masters.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Walls have ears.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
Better late than never.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Horses for courses.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Each to their own.
All's well that ends well.
Haste makes waste.
You reap what you sow.
Once a thief, always a thief.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
Pearls of wisdom.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Seek and you shall find.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
First come, first served.
No pain, no gain.
Forgive and forget.
Every stick has two ends.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
Practice makes perfect.
Let bygones be bygones.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Out of sight, out of mind.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
You are never too old to learn.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Possession is nine points of the law.
You can't take it with you.
Truth will out.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Waste not, want not.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
If you can't be good, be careful.
It ain't over, till it's over.
The Devil is in the details.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
It takes two to tango.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
There's no place like home.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Count your blessings.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
The Devil looks after his own.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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