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