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Man does not live by bread alone.
Time flies.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A cat may look at a king.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
A cat has nine lives.
Live and let live.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
There is honour among thieves.
Quid pro quo.
Go the extra mile.
Keep your chin up.
Nothing new under the sun.
First things first.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Don't shoot the messenger.
One swallow does not a summer make.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Appearances can be deceptive.
Only fools and horses work.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Tomorrow never comes.
Haste makes waste.
Make love not war.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Give the Devil his due.
He who hesitates is lost.
The Devil looks after his own.
There's no time like the present.
Even a worm will turn.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
Third time lucky.
The best defence is a good offence.
Hide in plain sight.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
There are two sides to every question.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
If you can't be good, be careful.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Good talk saves the food.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Every picture tells a story.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
No pain, no gain.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Talk is cheap.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
One hand washes the other.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
There's safety in numbers.
Don't get mad, get even.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
It's better to give than to receive.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
A picture paints a thousand words.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
Don't rock the boat.
Silence construes consent.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Home is where the heart is.
East, west, home's best.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
A golden key can open any door.
Dead men tell no tales.
Big fish eat little fish.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
All the world loves a lover.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Time will tell.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
Practice makes perfect.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
For everything there is a season.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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