Cut your coat according to your
cloth
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Live within your income; don't be
too ambitious in your plans
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All's fish that comes the net
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When something comes our way we
should consider how it might be useful or benefit us.
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An apple a day keeps the doctor
away
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It means that apples are so
nutritious they keep you in the peak of health.
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Be on the safe side
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To take special precautions to
avoid making a mistake
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Beauty is in the eye of the
beholder
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What is beautiful to one person
may not be beautiful to others.
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Beggars can't be choosers
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Someone in need should be grateful
for what is given to him -- even if it's not what he wants or expects
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The blind leading the blind
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A person helping or advising
someone knows as little about the subject as the person who is being advised.
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The buck stops here
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It means final decision or total
responsibility for an action
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Burn the candle at both ends
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Those who are always busy and seem
to get little rest
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Buy a pig in a poke
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Buy something without examining it
for faults or checking to see if they are really getting what they believe
they have purchased
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Catch as catch can
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To do anything or use any means to
achieve an aim or reach a goal.
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Children should be seen and not
heard
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To stop a child from asking
questions, talking, or making unnecessary noise.
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Christmas comes but once each year
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An excuse to indulge in food and
drink and spend money during the Christmas season.
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Cry over spilled milk
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It's pointless to get upset or
feel regret about a loss or mistake that can't be undone
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Curiosity killed the cat
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To warn people not to show too
much interest in affairs that don't concern them.
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Cut off your nose to spite your
face
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When people are dissatisfied or
angry, they sometimes react by doing foolish things that prove harmful to
themselves.
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The devil finds work for idle
hands
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Unless one keeps busy doing useful
or constructive things he could be tempted into mischief or evil.
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The devil has the best tunes
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To do something unworthy because
it gives you pleasure
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Dog eat dog
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In competitive situations where
each person has his own interests at heart, it is usually the strong and the
determined who succeed.
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An exception to the rule
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Something does not conform to or
agree with a rule
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Fling/throw mud at someone
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To say evil or bad things about
someone and in doing so, to damage his or her reputation.
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A fool and his money are soon
parted
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A person who spends his money
foolishly will soon be penniless
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Forgive and forget
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Excusing or pardoning someone for
doing something
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Give someone enough rope and he
will hang himself
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If we allow someone to continue in
his bad ways he'll eventually bring about his own downfall or ruin.
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Grin and bear it
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To put up with discomfort or a bad
situation without complaining.
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He who pays the piper calls the
tune
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The person who pays for something
has the right to do as he wants.
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Hide your light under a bushel
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Concealing your talents, skills or
abilities
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