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Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Tomorrow is another day.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Let the dead bury the dead.
It never rains but it pours.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Walls have ears.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Don't rock the boat.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
The bigger, the better.
Manners maketh the man.
No man is an island.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Seek and you shall find.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
An army marches on its stomach.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Love will find a way.
Beware the Ides of March.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Go the extra mile.
Make love not war.
There's no smoke without fire.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Hope springs eternal.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Quid pro quo.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Time and tide wait for no one.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
Slow but sure.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Never give a sucker an even break.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
Third time lucky.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
It's never too late to mend.
A golden key can open any door.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
The customer is always right.
Might is right.
All's well that ends well.
Good things come to those who wait.
Virtue is its own reward.
Slow and steady wins the race.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Bad news travels fast.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Never go to bed on an argument.
Love is blind.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Still waters run deep.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Crime doesn't pay.
Honesty is the best policy.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
Bad money drives out good.
Small things amuse small minds.
Once a thief, always a thief.
All you need is love.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
The end justifies the means.
Home is where the heart is.
Only the good die young.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Hide in plain sight.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
A miss is as good as a mile.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Misery loves company.
Fight the good fight.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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