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Where there is smoke there is fire.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Let the dead bury the dead.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
There's a time and a place for everything.
There is honour among thieves.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Out of sight, out of mind.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
A house is not a home.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
Moderation in all things.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Live and let live.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
Easy come, easy go.
Learn to walk before you run.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Better safe than sorry.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Don't rock the boat.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
The best-laid plans go astray.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
Virtue is its own reward.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Don't get mad, get even.
The best things in life are free.
When one door shuts, another opens.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Get out while the getting is good.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
It's the singer not the song.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
Possession is nine points of the law.
The best defence is a good offence.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
What goes up must come down.
Fight fire with fire.
You can have too much of a good thing.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
An man's home is his castle.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Variety is the spice of life.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Live and learn.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
Third time lucky.
Any port in a storm.
Share and share alike.
Big fish eat little fish.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Only fools and horses work.
Like father, like son.
A dog is a man's best friend.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
All the world loves a lover.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Make love not war.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
The wages of sin is death.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Faith will move mountains.
Less is more.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Good things come to those who wait.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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