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