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Answers to the Well Known Sayings 4 Competition - November 2021

1 A BAD WORKMEN ALWAYS BLAMES HIS TOOLS
2 BARKING DOGS SELDOM BITE
3 CLOTHES DO NOT MAKE THE MAN
4 DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOUR
5 EASY COME, EASY GO
6 FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT
7 GET OUT WHILE THE GOING IS GOOD
8 HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE
9 IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT
10 KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND YOUR EYES OPEN
11 LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE
12 MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES
13 NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION
14 CAN'T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES
15 THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
16 ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY
17 SILENCE IS HALF CONSENT
18 THE BEST-LAID PLANS GO ASTRAY
19 THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS
20 WHEN IN ROME, DO AS THE ROMANS DO
21 YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
22 A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP
23 THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE
24 DON'T BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU
25 EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY
26 FOOLS RUSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD
27 GIVE THEM AN INCH AND THEY'LL TAKE A MILE
28 HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY
29 IF YOU CAN'T BEAT THEM, JOIN THEM
30 LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
31 MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON TREES
32 NEVER PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY
33 ONE MAN'S JUNK IS ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE
34 PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULDN'T THROW STONES
35 SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE
36 THE HARDER YOU WORK, THE LUCKIER YOU GET
37 THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT
38 WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
39 YOU CAN'T FIT A ROUND PEG IN A SQUARE HOLE
40 ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
41 BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER
42 CROSS THE STREAM WHERE IT IS SHALLOWEST
43 DON'T BLOW YOUR OWN TRUMPET
44 EMPTY BAGS CANNOT STAND UPRIGHT
45 FALL SEVEN TIMES
46 GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES
47 HOPE FOR THE BEST, PREPARE FOR THE WORST
48 IF YOU PLAY WITH FIRE, YOU'LL GET BURNT
49 LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE
50 MONEY TALKS
51 NEVER TEST THE DEPTH OF WATER WITH BOTH FEET
52 ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY
53 PERSUASION IS BETTER THAN FORCE
54 STILL WATERS RUN DEEP
55 THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING IS IN THE EATING
56 THERE IS SAFETY IN NUMBERS
57 WHEN ONE DOOR SHUTS, ANOTHER DOOR OPENS
58 YOU CAN'T WIN THEM ALL
59 A CHAIN IS ONLY AS STRONG AS ITS WEAKEST LINK
60 BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
61 CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS
62 DON'T PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE
63 EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING
64 FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE
65 GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT
66 IT'S BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY
67 LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE
68 NO GAIN WITHOUT PAIN
69 PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
70 THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS
71 THERE ARE MORE WAYS THAN ONE TO SKIN A CAT
72 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING
73 YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT
74 A FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED
75 BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
76 COWARDS DIE EMANY TIMES BEFORE THEIR DEATH
77 DON'T CROSS A BRIDGE UNTIL YOU COME TO IT
78 EVERY MAN IS THE ARCHITECT OF HIS OWN DESTINY
79 GRIEF DIVIDED IS MADE LIGHTER
80 IF WISHES WERE HORSES, BEGGARS WOULD RIDE
81 LIFE BEGINS AT FORTY
82 NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS
83 PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH
84 STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT
85 TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE
86 WATCH THE DOUGNUT AND NOT THE HOLE
87 YOU CAN'T MAKE AN OMELETTE WITHOUT BREAKING EGGS
88 AMONG THE BLIND THE ONE-EYED MAN IS KING
89 BE SLOW IN CHOSING, BUT SLOWER IN CHANGING
90 DON'T KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG
91 EVERY MAN HAS HIS PRICE
92 IT TAKES TWO TO QUARREL
93 WHILE THE CAT'S AWAY, THE MICE WILL PLAY
94 IGNORANCE IS BLISS
95 DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER
96 BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS
97 DON'T THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER
98 EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM
99 CURSES, LIKE CHICKENS, COME HOME TO ROOST
100 THE SHOW MUST GO ON

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