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A bad excuse is better than none |
A bad penny always turns up |
A bad workman blames his tools |
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush |
A cat may look at a king |
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link |
A dog is a man's best friend |
A drowning man will clutch at a straw |
A fool and his money are soon parted |
A friend in need |
A friend to everyone is a friend to no one |
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step |
A little learning is a dangerous thing |
A leopard cannot change its spots |
A man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills |
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past |
A miss is as good as a mile |
A new language is a new life |
A penny saved is a penny earned |
A picture is worth a thousand words |
A rising tide lifts all boats |
A rolling stone gathers no moss |
A ship in a harbour is safe, but that's not what a ship is for |
A stitch in time |
A watched man never plays |
A watched pot/kettle never boils |
Absence makes the heart grow fonder |
Absolute power corrupts absolutely |
Accidents will happen |
Actions speak louder than words |
Adversity makes strange bedfellows |
All good things come to him who waits |
All good things must come to an end |
All hands on deck/to the pump |
All is grist that comes to the mill |
All roads lead to Rome |
All that glitters/glistens is not gold |
All the world loves a lover |
All things come to those who wait |
All things must pass |
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy |
All you need is love |
All is fair in love and war |
All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds |
All is well that ends well |
An apple a day keeps the doctor away |
An army marches on its stomach |
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth |
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind |
An Englishman's home is his castle/A man's home is his castle |
Another day, another dollar |
Another happy landing |
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure |
Any port in a storm |
Any publicity is good publicity |
April showers bring forth May flowers |
As a tree bends, so shall it grow |
As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined |
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it |
As you sow so shall you reap |
Ask a silly question and you will get a silly answer |
Ask my companion if I be a thief |
Ask no questions and hear no lies |
Attack is the best form of defense |
At the end of my rope |
Bad news travels fast |
Bad money drives out good |
Barking dogs seldom bite |
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder |
Beauty is only skin deep |
Beggars cannot be choosers |
Behind every great man, there is a great woman |
Better late than never |
Better safe than sorry |
Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven |
Better the Devil you know |
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all |
Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness |
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt |
Better wear out than rust out |
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts |
Big fish eat little fish |
Birds of a feather |
Blood is thicker than water |
Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth |
Boys will be boys |
Brevity is the soul of wit |
Business before pleasure |
Caesar's wife must be above suspicion |
Calm seas never made a good sailor |
Careless talk costs lives |
Charity begins at home |
Cheats never prosper |
Cheese, wine, and friends must be old to be good. |
Children should be seen and not heard |
Christmas comes but once a year |
Cleanliness is next to godliness |
Clothes don't make the man |
Clothes make the man |
Coffee and love taste best when hot. Ethiopian proverb |
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