Proverbs

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"A bad break      A bad hair day      A bad workman always blames his tools      A big ask      A bigger bang for your buck      A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush      A bite to eat      A blessing in disguise      A bull and cow      A bunch of fives      A chip on your shoulder      A diamond in the rough      A dime a dozen      A doubting Thomas      A drop in the bucket      A fate worse than death      A feather in one's cap      A fish out of water      A flash in the pan      A fly in the ointment      A fly on the wall      A fool and his money are soon parted      A fool's paradise      A foot in the door      A golden key can open any door      A hot potato      A house divided against itself cannot stand      A knight in shining armour      A leopard can't change his spots      A little bird told me      A load of cobblers      A load of codswallop      A lot on your plate      A man after my own heart      A miss is as good as a mile      A penny for your thoughts      A penny saved is a penny earned      A picture paints a thousand words      A piece of cake      A pig in a poke      A place in the sun      A red rag to a bull      A safe pair of hands      A sea change      A sight for sore eyes      A skeleton in the closet      A shot in the arm      A slap on the wrist      A sledgehammer to crack a nut      A sorry sight      A stitch in time saves nine      A stone's throw      A taste of your own medicine      A thorn in my flesh      A toss up      A wolf in sheep's clothing      About face      About time      Absence makes the heart grow fonder      Abso-bloody-lutely      Ace in the hole      Achilles' heel      Across the board      Act your age      Actions speak louder than words      Adam's ale      Add fuel to the fire      Add insult to injury      Against the clock      Ain't my first rodeo      Al fresco      Al desko      All at sea      All kidding aside      All bark and no bite      All Greek to me      All in all      All in a day's work      All set      All the way      All thumbs      All together now      Alley cat      Alpha Mom      Alphabet soup      Amber nectar      Amped up      An act of God      An arm and a leg      An axe to grind      An open and shut case      Ankle biter      Apples and pears      As high as a kite      At the drop of a hat      Away with the fairies      Baby brain      Baby bump      Baby snatcher      Back seat driver      Back to square one      Back to the drawing board      Bag lady      Baker's dozen      Barking up the wrong tree      Barnet Fair      Basket case      Bat from the pavilion end      Be a sport      Be glad to see the back of      Beach bum      Bean counter      Beat around the bush      Beauty contest / Beauty parade      Bedroom tax      Bells and whistles      Bend over backwards      Between a rock and a hard place      Between the wars      Beyond price      Big fish in a small pond      Binge watch      Bite off more than you can chew      Bite the dust      Bite your tongue      Blood blister      Blood is thicker than water      Blow a raspberry      Blue plate special      Boat race      Bottle and glass      Bought the farm      Brahms and Lizst      Brass monkey weather      Brass tacks      Break a leg      Breast is best      Bricks and mortar      Brighton Pier      Bring your A game      Brown bread      Brown out      Brum brum      Bucket list      Burn the midnight oil      Bust a move      Buy a lemon      Calendar year      Can't cut the mustard      Canteen culture      Carbon footprint      Carpe diem      Cast iron stomach      Cat got your tongue?      Caught between two stools      Caught by the short hairs (or short and curlies)      Chaise Lounge      Charley horse      Chasing tail      Cheek by jowl      Chicken feed      Cherry ripe      Chew someone out      Children should be seen and not heard      China plate      Chow down      City bike      Click bait      Close but no cigar      Cloud cuckoo land      Cock and bull story      Code monkey      Cold enough to freeze the balls off a bra     ss monkey Come hell or high water      Comfort women      Company man      Cop an attitude      Corduroy road      Country house hotel      Crack someone up      Cream crackered      Cross that bridge when you come to it      Cross your fingers      Crunch time      Cry wolf      Curiosity killed the cat      Currant bun      Cut corners      Cut to the chase      Daily grind      Daisy roots      Date rape      Day surgery      Daylight saving time      Dead ringer      Dead white European male      Designated driver      Dial down      Dicky Dirt      Discussing Uganda      Dog and bone      Dog days of summer      Donkey's years      Don't bite the hand that feeds you      Don't count your chickens before they hatch      Don't cry over spilt milk      Don't give up the day job      Don't look a gift horse in the mouth      Don't put all your eggs in one basket      Double denim      Double header      Down to the wire      Dressed to the nines      Drink like a fish      Drive someone up the wall      Dropping like flies      Dry run      Duvet day      Ear popping      Easy-peasy      Eighty six      Elbow grease      Elephant's trunk      Elvis has left the building      Enhanced interrogation techniques      Ethnic cleansing      Every cloud has a silver lining      Everything but the kitchen sink      Evil twin      Excuse my French      Eyebrow raising      Face card      Face the music      Factory farming      Fairytale ending      Far cry from      Feeding frenzy      Fell off the back of a lorry      Field day      Fiddlesticks      Find your feet      Fire the imagination      First among equals      First footing      First World problem      First World      Fixed in your ways      Flea market      Flea pit      Flesh and blood      Flip the bird      Flog a dead horse      Flotsam and jetsam      Foam at the mouth      Food fight      Fools' gold      Frock up      Frog and toad      Fuddy-duddy      Full monty      Full of bull      Funny farm      Gee gee      Gender bender      George Raft      Get a gold star      Get down to brass tacks      Get off on the wrong foot      Get on board      Get out of hand      Get out of the wrong side of the bed      Get over it      Get your head around      Ginger Beer      Give him an inch and he'll take a mile      Give the benefit of the doubt      Give the slip      Glass ceiling      Gnat's bollock      Go belly up      Go for broke      Go out on a limb      Go the extra mile      Going to hell in a handbasket      Good Samaritan      Graveyard shift      Greasy spoon      Great minds think alike      Great scot      Gregory Peck      Gut feeling      Had a good war      Hair of the dog      Half inch      Happy sad      Harry spankers      Has the cat got your tongue?      Haste makes waste      Hat trick      Have a blast      Have a Captain Cook      He makes my flesh (or skin) crawl (or creep)      Head over heels      Hear it on the grapevine      Heebie-jeebies      Hell bent      Help yourself      Hidden in plain sight      High and mighty      High on the hog      High season      Hit the books      Hit the hay      Hit the nail on the head      Hit the sack      Hobson's choice      Hocus pocus      Hold your horses      I can't be doing with it      I can't think straight      I'm good to go      If it's not one thing, it's another      In cahoots with      In a nutshell      In like Flynn      In limbo      In the bag      In the buff      In the heat of the moment      In the same boat      In your face      Inside job      It never rains but it pours      It takes two to tango      It's a small world      It's all gone Pete Tong      It's not rocket science      Ivy league      Jack Palancing      Jam jar      Jelly belly      Jimmy Riddle      Joshing me      Jump on the bandwagon      Jump the shark      Just deserts      Keep an eye on      Keep at bay      Keep body and soul together      Keep your chin up      Khyber pass      Kick the bucket      Kill two birds with one stone      Knee jerk reaction      Knee-trembler      Knock on wood      Know the ropes      Lame duck      Last but not least      Last straw      Lend me your ear      Let bygones be bygones      Let sleeping dogs lie      Let the cat out of the bag      Let your hair down      Let's rewind      Level playing field      Like a chicken with its head cut off      Link rot      Link farm      Liquor someone up      Little devil!      Little fish in a big pond      Loaf of bread      Long in the tooth      Loose cannon      Lord Fred      Lose your head      Lose your touch      Magic mushroom      Make a scene      Make no bones about      Man cave      Many happy returns      Mate's rates      Mea culpa      Mellow yellow      Men in suits      Method to my madness      Mince pies      Mind your language      Miss the boat      Mrs. Mop      Mumbo jumbo      Mum's the word      Mutt and Jeff      My old china      My old Dutch      Nail it      Nest egg      Never-never land      New arrival      New kid on the block      New York minute      Nine to five      Nip slip      Nitty-gritty      No dice      No room to swing a cat      No rush      No saint      No spring chicken      Nose around      North and south      Not all there      Not playing with a full deck      Off one's rocker      Off the hook      Off the record      Old chestnut      On a hiding to nothing      On a wing and a prayer      On cloud nine      On the ball      On the fence      On the record      On the same page      On your Tod      Once in a blue moon      Open warfare      Out of sight      Out of the blue      Out on the town      Over my dead body      Over the top      Paint the town red      Partner up      Pass the buck      Pedal to the metal      Peachy keen      Peeping Tom      Peg out      Pen and ink      Perfect pitch      Phone it in      Photo bomb      Pig out      Pig's ear      Pigs might fly      Pipe down      Plates of meat      Play Devil's advocate      Play the field      Play safe      Pommy bashing      Porky pies      Potatoes (or taters) in the mould      Potty mouth      Practice makes perfect      Prick up your ears      Pull the plug      Pull the wool over someone's eyes      Pull your horns in      Pulling your leg      Put a sock in it      Quality time      Queer street      Queer the pitch      Rabbit and pork      Rags to riches      Raining cats and dogs      Red letter day      Red tape      Rest up      Riding shotgun      Ring fencing      Rise and shine      Rome was not built in one day      Rosie Lea      Ruby Murray      Rule of thumb      Run out of steam      Sad-ass      Salad days      Saved by the bell      Scarper Flow      Scot-free      Scrape together      Scrub up      See eye to eye      Sexton Blake      Shoot down in flames      Shoot straight      Shoot through      Shovel ready      Side boob      Silver bullet      Silver fox      Silver surfer      Silver threads amongst the gold      Silver tongued      Sit tight      Sixth sense      Skid row      Smell a rat      Smell something fishy      Sniff test      Son of a gun      Sparrow fart      Spitting image      Spoiler alert      Stab in the back      Steal someone's thunder      Step up to the mark      Stitch up      Straight from the horse's mouth      Stranger things have happened      Suck it up      Swing by      Swipe right      Syrup of figs      Take a butchers      Take a raincheck      Take with a grain of salt      Talk of the devil!      Tea leaf      That Friday feeling      That sucks      The acid test      The apple of my eye      The author of your own misfortune      The ball is in your court      The best of both worlds      The best thing since sliced bread      The Big Pond      The bull in the bowler hat      The empty chair      The fog of war      The glorious twelfth      The hair of the dog      The heebie-jeebies      The God Squad      The icing on the cake      The last straw      The nitty-gritty      The sound of leather on willow      The tail is wagging the dog      The town bike      The whole nine yards      The wheels have come off      Third time lucky      Third time's a charm      Throw the towel in      Tie the knot      Til the cows come home      Titfer tat      To cut a long story short      Tongue in cheek      Top banana      Tour de force      Toy-boy      Trouble and strife      Turn a blind eye      Twist someone's arm      Twenty three skidoo      Two and eight      Uncle Dick      Uncle Tom      Under the weather      Unlucky in love      Up a blind alley      Up the creek without a paddle      Ups a daisy      Us versus them      Use your loaf      Van Gogh's ear for music      Variety is the spice of life      Vatican roulette      Wardrobe malfunction      Washed up      Water under the bridge      Wear your heart on your sleeve      Well hung      Wet behind the ears      Where there's muck there's brass      Whipper snapper      Whistle and flute      White elephant      Wild and woolly      Wind someone up      Wine and dine      Winter drawers on      Work out      Word for word      Worse for wear      Would you Adam and Eve it?      Wouldn't be caught dead      X marks the spot      Yarn bombing      Yellow belly      You are what you eat      You can lead a horse to water      You can't judge a book by its cover      You can't teach and old dog new tricks      You can't take it with you      Your guess is as good as mine      Your name is mud      Your number is up      Zip your lip