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