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Don't throw good money after bad.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
One hand washes the other.
Good talk saves the food.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
A thing begun is half done.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
It's never too late to mend.
All publicity is good publicity.
Time flies.
Faith will move mountains.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Forgive and forget.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
No rest for the wicked.
The best things in life are free.
Might is right.
Many hands make light work.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
All's fair in love and war.
Go the extra mile.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
No news is good news.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
There's an exception to every rule.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Grief divided is made lighter.
It's all grist to the mill.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Accidents will happen.
You reap what you sow.
A house is not a home.
Money is the root of all evil.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
Time is a great healer.
Life begins at forty.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Less is more.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
The truth will out.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
First things first.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Bad news travels fast.
Let well alone.
Pride comes before a fall.
A golden key can open any door.
Live and let live.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Opposites attract.
You can't take it with you.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Children should be seen and not heard.
Keep your powder dry.
Don't rock the boat.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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