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If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Silence is golden.
Seeing is believing.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Paddle your own canoe.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
There's no fool like an old fool.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Once a thief, always a thief.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
Hope springs eternal.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Give credit where credit is due.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Go the extra mile.
The Devil is in the details.
Pearls of wisdom.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Horses for courses.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Charity begins at home.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
Always put your best foot forward.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Different strokes for different folks.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Money makes the world go round.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
An army marches on its stomach.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
Forgive and forget.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
It goes without saying.
Love will find a way.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Dead men tell no tales.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Cheats never prosper.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Only the good die young.
East, west, home's best.
Give the Devil his due.
Shrouds have no pockets.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
There is honour among thieves.
Speak as you find.
Let bygones be bygones.
To the victor go the spoils.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Never speak ill of the dead.
Youth is wasted on the young.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Share and share alike.
You can't always get what you want.
Beware the Ides of March.
Life begins at forty.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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