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Sunday, 17 May 2009
English Proverbs and Sayings (Part 6)
Eleven English proverbs and sayings (completed version + cut and paste version):
- A new broom sweeps clean.
- Clothes don't make the man.
- Diamond cut diamond.
- If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.
- Learn to walk before you run.
- Lightning never strikes in the same place twice.
- No man is an island.
- The die is cast.
- Don't make a moutain out of a molehill.
- Too many cooks spoil the broth.
- Like rats deserting / leaving a sinking ship.

English Proverbs and Sayings (Part 5)
Eleven English proverbs and sayings (completed version + cut and paste version):
- There's a black sheep in every flock.
- Like father, like son.
- You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
- Between the devil and the deep sea.
- There's no smoke without fire.
- Strike while the iron is hot.
- It takes two to tango.
- Spare the rod and spoil the child.
- Once bitten, twice shy.
- One man's meat is another man's poison.
- Let not the pot call the kettle black.
English Proverbs and Sayings (Part 4)
Eleven English proverbs and sayings (completed version + cut and paste version):
- All cats are grey in the dark.
- A rolling stone gathers no moss.
- A rotten apple spoils the barrel.
- A stitch in time saves nine.
- Better lose the saddle than the horse.
- Burn the candle at both ends.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- Dogs of the same street bark alike.
- Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
- Love me, love my dog.
- Teach an old dog new tricks.
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