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It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Live and learn.
All good things must come to an end.
Time is money.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Faith will move mountains.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
It takes two to tango.
The age of miracles is past.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There's one born every minute.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Christmas comes but once a year.
Let bygones be bygones.
All roads lead to Rome.
Share and share alike.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
A golden key can open any door.
Time flies.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Many hands make light work.
There's a time and a place for everything.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Easy come, easy go.
Truth will out.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Don't throw good money after bad.
If the cap fits, wear it.
All's well that ends well.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Give credit where credit is due.
Always put your best foot forward.
Business before pleasure.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Better safe than sorry.
Good fences make good neighbours.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Silence is golden.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
To every thing there is a season.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
A thing begun is half done.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
You win some, you lose some.
Beauty is only skin deep.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
He who hesitates is lost.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Hope springs eternal.
More haste, less speed.
The customer is always right.
Don't get mad, get even.
There's safety in numbers.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
Get out while the getting is good.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
Cheats never prosper.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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