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There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
The early bird gets the worm.
There is no accounting for tastes.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Only the good die young.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
A fish always rots from the head.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
For everything there is a season.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
A golden key can open any door.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
No man can serve two masters.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Go the extra mile.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Less said, soon mended.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Opposites attract.
Fight the good fight.
First things first.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Easy come, easy go.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
The show must go on.
Only fools and horses work.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
The age of miracles is past.
There are two sides to every question.
To every thing there is a season.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
You can't take it with you.
More haste, less speed.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
Great minds think alike.
Seek and you shall find.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Wonders will never cease.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Many hands make light work.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Keep your powder dry.
Misery loves company.
All good things must come to an end.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Little pitchers have big ears.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Money makes the world go round.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
What goes up must come down.
Tomorrow is another day.
Keep your chin up.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Charity begins at home.
It goes without saying.
The best things in life are free.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
Never speak ill of the dead.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
A dog is a man's best friend.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Life is what you make it.
Seeing is believing.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
Faith will move mountains.
A bad penny always turns up.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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