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There's more than one way to skin a cat.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Manners maketh the man.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Live and learn.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Quid pro quo.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Beauty is only skin deep.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Home is where the heart is.
Learn to walk before you run.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
God helps those who help themselves.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
What can't be cured must be endured.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Ignorance is bliss.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Laughter is the best medicine.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Tomorrow never comes.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
To the victor go the spoils.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Still waters run deep.
It's best to be on the safe side.
You win some, you lose some.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
There's no place like home.
Out of sight, out of mind.
A person is known by the company they keep.
Better safe than sorry.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
You reap what you sow.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Give the Devil his due.
Blood is thicker than water.
Only fools and horses work.
Don't rock the boat.
Might is right.
The best things in life are free.
Good things come in small packages.
There is honour among thieves.
The truth will out.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
It takes one to know one.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Put your best foot forward.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
The best defence is a good offence.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Paddle your own canoe.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Moderation in all things.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
All you need is love.
Don't get mad, get even.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
Look before you leap.
When one door shuts, another opens.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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