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Easy come, easy go.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Live and let live.
A person is known by the company they keep.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Accidents will happen.
You are never too old to learn.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Let the buyer beware.
Two is company, but three's a crowd.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
Look before you leap.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Hide in plain sight.
The wages of sin is death.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
A man is known by his friends.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Give the Devil his due.
You are what you eat.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
There's an exception to every rule.
You can't always get what you want.
No man can serve two masters.
Clothes do not make the man.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Go the extra mile.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
A fish always rots from the head.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Make love not war.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Strike while the iron is hot.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Children should be seen and not heard.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Money makes the world go round.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Curiosity killed the cat.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Love will find a way.
No news is good news.
Man does not live by bread alone.
To the victor go the spoils.
When one door shuts, another opens.
Less said, soon mended.
All good things come to those that wait.
Horses for courses.
The more the merrier.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
Learn to walk before you run.
God helps those who help themselves.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Hope springs eternal.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Blood is thicker than water.
Never go to bed on an argument.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Do as I say, not as I do.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Haste makes waste.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
All that glitters is not gold.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Every dog has its day.
Each to their own.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
What goes around comes around.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
You reap what you sow.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Get out while the getting is good.
Many hands make light work.
Give credit where credit is due.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
It never rains but it pours.
Life is what you make it.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
For everything there is a season.
You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Business before pleasure.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
He who hesitates is lost.
Only fools and horses work.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
Youth is wasted on the young.
Faith will move mountains.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Watch the doughnut, not the hole.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
There's safety in numbers.
Silence construes consent.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
Don't change horses in midstream.
Keep your powder dry.
Slow but sure.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
Seize the day.
Time is a great healer.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Silence is golden.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
It takes two to tango.
Big fish eat little fish.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
A watched pot never boils.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
You win some, you lose some.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Always put your best foot forward.
Variety is the spice of life.
The Devil looks after his own.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
Practice what you preach.
Love makes the world go round.
No pain, no gain.
Every stick has two ends.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
More haste, less speed.
Persuasion is better than force.
Practice makes perfect.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Christmas comes but once a year.
Good talk saves the food.
First come, first served.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Everyone has their price.
Wonders will never cease.
Moderation in all things.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
Make haste slowly.
Another day, another dollar.
Waste not, want not.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Seek and you shall find.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Time will tell.
Once a thief, always a thief.
A cat has nine lives.
A thing begun is half done.
The bigger, the better.
Manners maketh the man.
Only the good die young.
All publicity is good publicity.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
Bad money drives out good.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Small things amuse small minds.
'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Better late than never.
The end justifies the means.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
The show must go on.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
It's all grist to the mill.
A dog is a man's best friend.
The exception which proves the rule.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
The early bird gets the worm.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
A leopard can't change its spots.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
You can't make bricks without straw.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Don't throw good money after bad.
Still waters run deep.
It takes a thief to catch a thief .
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
First things first.
Time is money.
The best defence is a good offence.
Don't rock the boat.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
Keep your chin up.
The age of miracles is past.
Better safe than sorry.
Enough is as good as a feast.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Different strokes for different folks.
All roads lead to Rome.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Cheats never prosper.
Two heads are better than one.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
All the world loves a lover.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Attack is the best form of defence.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Life begins at forty.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Crime doesn't pay.
If the cap fits, wear it.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
Dead men tell no tales.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Money is the root of all evil.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
Nothing new under the sun.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Beware the Ides of March.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
There's no place like home.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Good things come to those who wait.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
A picture paints a thousand words.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Money doesn't grow on trees.
Fight fire with fire.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
What goes up must come down.
A new broom sweeps clean.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Might is right.
Misery loves company.
Bad news travels fast.
The best-laid plans go astray.
A house is not a home.
East, west, home's best.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
There's no fool like an old fool.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Quid pro quo.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
It's the singer not the song.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
One good deed deserves another.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Let the dead bury the dead.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Don't blow your own trumpet.
Truth will out.
Let bygones be bygones.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Home is where the heart is.
Third time lucky.
It goes without saying.
Appearances can be deceptive.
If you build it, they will come.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Who pays the piper, calls the tune.
The truth will out.
Never speak ill of the dead.
All's well that ends well.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Any port in a storm.
There are two sides to every question.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Even a worm will turn.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Share and share alike.
Good things come in small packages.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Money talks.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Fight the good fight.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Opposites attract.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Walls have ears.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Seeing is believing.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Time flies.
Live and learn.
Paddle your own canoe.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Money isn't everything.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
It's best to be on the safe side.
Physician, heal thyself.
Put your best foot forward.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
A miss is as good as a mile.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
The leopard does not change his spots.
Pearls of wisdom.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
To every thing there is a season.
Enough is enough.
Knowledge is power.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
Cold hands, warm heart.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
You can't win them all.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Nine tailors make a man.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Oil and water don't mix.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Every picture tells a story.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Ignorance is bliss.
Don't get mad, get even.
If you play with fire, you will get burnt.
Charity begins at home.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
It takes one to know one.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
Honesty is the best policy.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
The pen is mightier than sword.
You can have too much of a good thing.
One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
No man is an island.
An army marches on its stomach.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Great minds think alike.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
A word to the wise is enough.
The Devil has all the best tunes.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Patience is a virtue.
All good things must come to an end.
There's no time like the present.
Revenge is sweet.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
A golden key can open any door.
Birds of a feather flock together.
A cat may look at a king.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
If you can't be good, be careful.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
All's fair in love and war.
It's never too late to mend.
First impressions are the most lasting.
One hand washes the other.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
The best things in life are free.
An man's home is his castle.
Similes
Comparison of two things, with an ellipsis. Complete the simile by explaining how the two things are alike.
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