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English proverb

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Proverbs

Every man has his price.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself.

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

You win some, you lose some.

The husband is always the last to know.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

No news is good news.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Don't cross the bridge till you come to it.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Easy come, easy go.

There's no fool like an old fool.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

What you don’t know won’t hurt you.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Use soft words and hard arguments.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Never judge a book by its cover.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

He who hesitates is lost.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Old habits die hard.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A hungry man is an angry man.

All is well that ends well.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Charity begins at home.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

All is fish that comes to his net.

The devil finds work for idle hands to do.

When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.

What goes up must come down.

The squeaking wheel gets the grease.

Horses for courses.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

All good things must come to an end.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Bad news travels fast.

Better safe than sorry.

Don't cry over spilled milk

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Love makes the world go round.

Practice makes perfect.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

Variety is the spice of life.

Good things come to those who wait.

There's honour among thieves.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

If life deals you lemons, make lemonade.

He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon.

He who pays the piper calls the tune.

Give credit where credit is due.

Fight fire with fire.

An Englishman’s home is his castle.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't get mad, get even.

A woman's work is never done.

After a storm comes a calm.

What goes around comes around.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.

Much ado about nothing.

It is not the hen who cackles the loudest who hatches the most eggs.


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