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A

• a bad workman always blames his tools
• a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
• a camel is a horse designed by a committee
• a fool and his money are soon parted
• a friend in need is a friend indeed
• a lie has no legs
• a man's home is his castle
• a miss is as good as a mile
• a new broom sweeps clean
• a picture paints a thousand words
• a rolling stone gathers no moss
• a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
• a stitch in time saves nine
• absence makes the heart grow fonder
• actions speak louder than words
• all roads lead to Rome
• all that glitters is not gold
• all things come to those who wait
• almost doesn't count
• an Englishman's home is his castle
• an apple a day keeps the doctor away
• as you sow, so shall you reap

B

• barking dogs seldom bite
• beauty is in the eye of the beholder
• beauty is only skin deep
• beggars can't be choosers
• bird in the hand
• birds of a feather flock together
• boys will be boys

C

• curiosity killed the cat

D

• don't be penny-wise and pound-foolish
• don't count your chickens before they're hatched
• don't cry over spilt milk
• don't look a gift horse in the mouth
• don't put all your eggs in one basket
• don't shoot the messenger

E

• e pluribus unum
• empty vessels make the most sound
• every cloud has a silver lining
• every dog has its day

F

• fine words butter no parsnips
• first come, first served

G

• good things come to those who wait
• great minds think alike

H

• haste makes waste
• have one's cake and eat it, too
• he who hesitates is lost

I

• if you can't beat them, join them
• in vino veritas
• it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
• it never rains but it pours
• it takes two to tango

K

• kau neva no di yus of im tel til di butcha kot it of

L

• life's a bitch
• like father, like son
• live by the sword, die by the sword
• love is blind

M

• make hay while the sun shines
• many hands make light work
• mocking is catching
• money doesn't grow on trees

N

• ne'er cast a clout til May be out
• no pain, no gain
• nothing ventured, nothing gained

O

• old habits die hard
• once bitten, twice shy
• one good turn deserves another
• out of sight, out of mind

P

• patience is a virtue
• people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
• power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely
• practice makes perfect
• pride comes before a fall
• proverbs hunt in pairs

R

• Rome wasn't built in a day

S

• seize the day
• shit happens
• sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
• spare the rod and spoil the child

T

• take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
• teach grandma to suck eggs
• that's the way life is
• that's the way the ball bounces
• that's the way the cookie crumbles
• that's the way the mop flops
• that's the way the tail wags
• the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
• the early bird catches the worm
• the early bird gets the worm
• the grass is always greener on the other side
• the map is not the territory
• the more the merrier
• the pen is mightier than the sword
• the proof of the pudding is in the eating
• the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
• the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
• the world is your oyster
• there but for the grace of God go I
• there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
• there's more than one way to skin a cat
• there's no I in team
• there's no time like the present
• there's plenty more fish in the sea
• time and tide
• time and tide wait for no man
• time flies when you're having fun
• too many cooks spoil the broth

W

• when in Rome
• when in Rome, do as the Romans do
• when it rains, it pours
• when the cat's away the mice will play
• when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's easy to forget that the initial objective was to drain the swamp

Y

• you are what you eat
• you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
• you can't judge a book by its cover
• you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
• you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
• you can't teach an old dog new tricks
• you can't unring a bell