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Waste not, want not.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Fortune favours the brave.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
The age of miracles is past.
Love makes the world go round.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Get out while the getting is good.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
If you can't be good, be careful.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Children and fools tell the truth.
All good things come to those that wait.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Seize the day.
Nine tailors make a man.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
Even a worm will turn.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Go the extra mile.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
What goes up must come down.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
All's fair in love and war.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Variety is the spice of life.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Fight fire with fire.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
The pen is mightier than sword.
Slow but sure.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
It's best to be on the safe side.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
For everything there is a season.
A poor worker blames the tools.
No man can serve two masters.
Handsome is as handsome does.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
A house is not a home.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Money talks.
Better safe than sorry.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
Ignorance is bliss.
Don't throw good money after bad.
No pain, no gain.
No rest for the wicked.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
There's no time like the present.
Once bitten, twice shy.
A bad penny always turns up.
Still waters run deep.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
You are what you eat.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Seek and you shall find.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
In the midst of life we are in death.
There is honour among thieves.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
It's all grist to the mill.
The leopard does not change his spots.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
First impressions are the most lasting.
A man is known by his friends.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
You can't take it with you.
Let well alone.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Great minds think alike.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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