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A house is not a home.
You can have too much of a good thing.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Don't rock the boat.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Many hands make light work.
More haste, less speed.
The Devil looks after his own.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
A poor worker blames the tools.
Practice makes perfect.
Actions speak louder than words.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Live and learn.
An man's home is his castle.
Virtue is its own reward.
A word to the wise is enough.
Money talks.
Horses for courses.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
If the cap fits, wear it.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
You are never too old to learn.
Christmas comes but once a year.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Might is right.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Speak as you find.
It's better to give than to receive.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Cold hands, warm heart.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Let the buyer beware.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Tomorrow never comes.
You can't always get what you want.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Pride comes before a fall.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Less is more.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
There's no time like the present.
There is no accounting for tastes.
A good man is hard to find.
Each to their own.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Silence construes consent.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Put your best foot forward.
Only the good die young.
Enough is enough.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
Strike while the iron is hot.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
All the world loves a lover.
Slow but sure.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Hope springs eternal.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
Opposites attract.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Only fools and horses work.
All that glitters is not gold.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
East, west, home's best.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
Hide in plain sight.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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