a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link

a diamond is forever

a drop in the bucket

a fool and his money are soon parted

a foot in the door

a friend in need is a friend indeed

a good beginning makes a good ending

a good head on his shoulders

a good man is hard to find

a head for figures

a heart of gold

a heart to heart talk

a heart-warming experience

a horse a horse my kingdom for a horse

a house divided against itself cannot stand

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

a kick in the teeth

a leopard cannot change its spots

a little knowledge is a dangerous thing

a little of what you fancy does you good

a man after his own heart

a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do

a miss is as good as a mile

a multitude of sins

a new broom sweeps clean

a nod’s as good as a wink to a blind horse

a nose for crime

a nose for trouble

a pain in the ass

a penny saved is a penny earned

a person is known by the company he keeps

a picture paints a thousand words

a place for everything and everything in its place

a price on his head

a problem shared is a problem halved

a rolling stone gathers no moss

a rose by any other name would smell as sweet

a shot in the arm

a shot in the dark

a smack on the wrist

a small step for man a giant leap for mankind

a stitch in time saves nine

a volunteer is worth twenty pressed men

a watched pot never boils

a well turned calf

a woman’s work is never done

absence makes the heart grow fonder

absolute power corrupts absolutely

actions speak louder than words

all good things come to he who waits

all mouth and trousers

all that glisters is not gold

all the world loves a lover

all things must pass

all things to all men

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

all’s fair in love and war

all’s well that ends well

am I my brother’s keeper

an affair of the heart

an albatross round his neck

an apple a day keeps the doctor away

an ear for music

an Englishman’s home is his castle

an eye for a bargain

an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth

an iron fist in velvet glove

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

armed to the teeth

as cold as a well digger’s ass

as crooked as a dog’s hind leg

as far as the eye can see

as good luck would have it

as long as my arm

as merry as the day is long

as old as Methuselah

as old as the hills

as plain as the nose on your face

as pleased as punch

as pure as the driven snow

as scarce as hen’s teeth

as the saying goes

as useless as tits on a boar

as you sow so shall you reap

ashes to ashes dust to dust

ask no questions and hear no lies

at his wits end

at one fell swoop

at the end of his tether

attack is the best form of defense

bad hair day

banging your head against a brick wall

bare one’s teeth

barking dogs seldom bite

be it on your head

beast with two backs

beauty is in the eye of the beholder

beauty is only skin deep

beggars can’t be choosers

behind every great man there’s a great woman

bend your ear

better late than never

better safe than sorry

better the devil you know than the devil you don’t

better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all

bird’s eye view

birds of a feather flock together

bite the dust

bite the hand that feeds you

bite your head off

bite your tongue

blast from the past

blessed are the peacemakers

blood is thicker than water

born with a silver spoon in his mouth

boys will be boys

bring to a head

brothers in arms

bury your head in the sand

butterflies in my stomach

button your lip

by the hairs on my chinny chin chin

by the skin of your teeth

by the sweat of his brow

can’t make heads or tails of it

can’t see beyond the end of your nose

cap in hand

case the joint

caught with your hand in the till

caught with your hand in the cookie jar

change of heart

charity begins at home

chip on his shoulder

cleanliness is next to godliness

coat of many colors

coin a phrase

cold hands warm heart

cost an arm and a leg

count your blessings

cross my heart and hope to die

cry your heart out

cut off your nose to spite your face

cut throat competition

cut your coat to suit your cloth

damned if you do, damned if you don't

dancing cheek to cheek

dead as a doornail

dead from the neck up

discretion is the better part of valor

do unto others as you would have them do unto you

does a bear crap in the woods

doesn’t know his ass from his elbow

doesn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground

don’t bite the hand that feeds you

don’t bother your pretty little head about it

don’t burn your bridges behind you

don’t change horses in midstream

don’t count your chickens before they are hatched

don’t cross that bridge till you come to it

don’t let the bastards grind you down

don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

don’t put all your eggs in one basket

don’t rock the boat

don’t spoil the ship

don’t try to walk before you can crawl

don’t upset the apple-cart

down in the mouth

easy come easy go

eat drink and be merry

eat your heart out

eaten out of house and home

enough is enough

every dark cloud has a silver lining

every dog has his day

every man has his price

every stick has two ends

everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die

extend the hand of friendship

eyes in the back of your head

failing to plan is planning to fail

faint heart never won fair lady

faith will move mountains

fall from grace

familiarity breeds contempt

fancy free

fight the good fight

fight tooth and nail

finders keepers losers weepers

finger lickin’ good

first things first

fish and guests smell after three days

flattery will get you nowhere

foam at the mouth

follow your nose

fools rush in where angels fear to tread

for ever and a day

for everything there is a season

forgive them for they know not what they do

fortune favors the brave

frog in the throat

from the bottom of my heart

get it into your head

get it off your chest

get off on the right foot

get off on the wrong foot

get off your ass

get out of hand

get the bit between your teeth

get the upper hand

get your teeth into

get your tongue around it

give him an offer he can’t refuse

give one’s eye teeth for

give one’s right arm for

go cap in hand

go down on bended knee

go for the throat

go out on a limb

go to see a man about a dog

go to your head

god helps those who help themselves

going to powder my nose

good fences make good neighbors

good things come to those who wait

got it on the brain

got my eye on you

got to hand it to you

got your head screwed on

got up on the wrong side of the bed

grease one’s palm

great minds think alike

grin from ear to ear

grit your teeth

hair of the dog

handsome is as handsome does

hard work never did anyone any harm

haste makes waste

have a heart

have an axe to grind

he wears his heart on his sleeve

he who hesitates is lost

he who laughs last laughs longest

he who lives by the sword shall die by the sword

he who pays the piper calls the tune

he will give the devil his due

head over heels in love

hell has no fury like a woman scorned

here’s mud in your eye

history repeats itself

hit the nail on the head

hold your tongue

holding your cards close to your chest

home is where the heart is

I will wear my heart upon my sleeve

if a job is worth doing it is worth doing well

if at first you don’t succeed try try again

if god had meant us to fly he’d have given us wings

if you can’t beat’em join’em

if you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

in my heart of hearts

in one ear and out the other

in over your head

in the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is king

in the twinkling of an eye

into every life a little rain must fall

it goes without saying

it never rains but it pours

it takes a thief to catch a thief

it takes one to know one

it’s all grist to the mill

it’s an ill wind that blows no one any good

it’s better to give than to receive

it’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness

it’s never too late

it’s no skin off my nose

it’s no use locking the stable door after the horse has bolted

it’s not worth crying over spilt milk

it’s the early bird that gets the worm

it’s the squeaky wheel that gets the grease

I’ve got my eye on you

just a glint in his father’s eye

keep a cool head

keep a stiff upper lip

keep a weather eye open

keep your chin up

keep your ear to the ground

keep your eye on the ball

keep your finger on the pulse

keep your head above water

keep your head down

keep your head up

keep your nose clean

keep your nose to the grindstone

keep your shoulder to the wheel

knee high to a grasshopper

know which way the wind blows

last will and testament

laugh and the world laughs with you weep and you weep alone

laugh your head off

laughter is the best medicine

lead by a nose

lend a helping hand

lend an ear

lend me your ears

let bygones be bygones

let sleeping dogs lie

let the punishment fit the crime

let your hair down

let’s shake hands on it

lie through your teeth

life begins at forty

life is what you make it

life’s not all beer and skittles

like a chicken with it's head cut off

like father like son

living on borrowed time

long in the tooth

look before you leap

look death in the eye

look down your nose

love is blind

love of money is the root of all evil

lying through his teeth

make love not war

makes your hair stand on end

man after his own heart

man does not live by bread alone

many are called but few are chosen

mighty oaks from little acorns grow

misery loves company

money doesn’t grow on trees

money makes the world go round

money talks

more power to you

more than meets the eye

more than you can shake a stick at

much ado about nothing

mum’s the word

music has charms to soothe the savage breast

my cup runneth over

near and dear to my heart

necessity is the mother of invention

neither here nor there

neither hide nor hair

never judge a book by its cover

never put off until tomorrow what you can do today

no rest for the wicked

not a dry eye in the house

nothing is certain but death and taxes

o ye of little faith

off the top of my head

off with his head

oil and water don’t mix

old soldiers never die they just fade away

on bended knee

on the one hand

on the other hand

on the tip of my tongue

one foot in the grave

one good turn deserves another

only fools and horses work

open your big mouth

opportunity only knocks once

out of sight out of mind

out of the jaws of death

out of the mouths of babes

out of your head

out on your ear

over my dead body

pay lip service

paying an arm and a leg

peace be with you

people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones

possession is nine tenths of the law

practice makes perfect

pressing the flesh

pride comes before a fall

pull your hair out

pull yourself up by your bootstraps

put words into someone’s mouth

put your best foot forward

put your foot down

put your foot in it

put your foot in your mouth

put your head on the block

put your money where your mouth is

put your nose to the grindstone

read the riot act

revenge is a dish best served cold

rhyme nor reason

ring out the old and ring in the new

roll off the tongue

Rome wasn’t built in a day

rub someone’s nose in it

rub your nose in it

rule of thumb

rule with an iron fist

sailing under false colors

seeing eye to eye

set your heart on something

shoot your mouth off

shoot yourself in the foot

shove it down someone’s throat

sink your teeth into it

skeleton in the closet

sleight of hand

slip of the tongue

smiling from ear to ear

sob your heart out

soft in the head

sold down the river

spare the rod and spoil the child

speak softly and carry a big stick

star crossed lovers

stick your neck out

sticks out like a sore thumb

still waters run deep

straight from the horse’s mouth

stupid is as stupid does

take it on the chin

take the words out of my mouth

talk is cheap

talking over your head

that which does not kill us makes us stronger

that’s the short and the long of it

the apple of his eye

the black sheep of the family

the blind leading the blind

the business at hand

the crack of dawn

the darkest hour is just before the dawn

the early bird catches the worm

the ends justify the means

the fruits of your labor

the game is afoot

the game is up

the gospel truth

the hand is quicker than the eye

the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world

the heart has its reasons

the long arm of the law

the more things change the more they stay the same

the pen is mightier than sword

the powers that be

the proof of the pudding is in the eating

the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing

the root of the matter

the salt of the earth

the shoe’s on the other foot

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

the truth shall set you free

the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach

the whole nine yards

the writing is on the wall

there are none so blind as those that will not see

there but for the grace of god go I

there’s always more fish in the sea

there’s a method to my madness

there’s more than one way to skin a cat

there’s no place like home

there’s no smoke without fire

there’s no such thing as a free lunch

there’s no such thing as bad publicity

there’s no time like the present

this neck of the woods

those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it

to cast the first stone

to err is human to forgive divine

to the victor goes the spoils

tomorrow never comes

too many cooks spoil the broth

truth is stranger than fiction

turn a blind eye

turn the other cheek

turn up your nose

two heads are better then one

two shakes of a lamb’s tail

two wrongs don’t make a right

wash your mouth out with soap

waste not want not

we have seen better days

what a piece of work

what god has joined together let no man put asunder

when it rains it pours

when the cat’s away the mice will play

where there’s a will there’s a way

who let the dogs out

without a leg to stand on

woe is me

worrying never did anyone any good

wrapped around your little finger

you can’t get blood out of a stone

you can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear

you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs

you can’t teach an old dog new tricks

you can’t tell a book by its cover

youth is wasted on the young

you reap what you sow


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