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Random Proverbs (x 100)
You can't make bricks without straw.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
All publicity is good publicity.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
Every dog has its day.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
The best defence is a good offence.
Each to their own.
Good things come in small packages.
East, west, home's best.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
The Devil looks after his own.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Ignorance is bliss.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
There is honour among thieves.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Might is right.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Revenge is sweet.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
A poor worker blames the tools.
Nine tailors make a man.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
More haste, less speed.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Time will tell.
Time flies.
Waste not, want not.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
Never tell tales out of school.
Horses for courses.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
All the world loves a lover.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Better safe than sorry.
Actions speak louder than words.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Little pitchers have big ears.
All's fair in love and war.
A cat may look at a king.
Wonders will never cease.
There's no time like the present.
There's safety in numbers.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Tomorrow never comes.
Make haste slowly.
Give credit where credit is due.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
It's better to give than to receive.
What can't be cured must be endured.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
It's never too late to mend.
You can have too much of a good thing.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Faith will move mountains.
Only fools and horses work.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Fight the good fight.
Keep your chin up.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Physician, heal thyself.
The best-laid plans go astray.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Learn to walk before you run.
One swallow does not a summer make.
All good things must come to an end.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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