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Hide in plain sight.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
Let bygones be bygones.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
Once a thief, always a thief.
Forgive and forget.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
Fight fire with fire.
For everything there is a season.
There are two sides to every question.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
There's one born every minute.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
To every thing there is a season.
Cheats never prosper.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
Still waters run deep.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Half a loaf is better than none.
A word to the wise is enough.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Look before you leap.
A thing begun is half done.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
The best defence is a good offence.
Seize the day.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Practice what you preach.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
Shrouds have no pockets.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Put your best foot forward.
An army marches on its stomach.
Blood is thicker than water.
Only fools and horses work.
Fight the good fight.
Quid pro quo.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Get out while the getting is good.
Like father, like son.
Nothing new under the sun.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Life is what you make it.
The leopard does not change his spots.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Manners maketh the man.
Count your blessings.
Truth will out.
Dead men tell no tales.
Nine tailors make a man.
All that glitters is not gold.
Even a worm will turn.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Always put your best foot forward.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Seeing is believing.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Give credit where credit is due.
All's well that ends well.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
East, west, home's best.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Live and let live.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
First impressions are the most lasting.
All you need is love.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
One hand washes the other.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
You can't make bricks without straw.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Actions speak louder than words.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
No news is good news.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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