Proverbs and Sayings List

  • "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link"
  • "A dime a dozen"
  • "A picture is worth a thousand words"
  • "Actions speak louder than words"
  • "Add insult to injury"
  • "Barking up the wrong tree"
  • "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
  • "Bite off more than you can chew"
  • "Break a leg"
  • "Call it a day"
  • "Catch-22"
  • "Close, but no cigar"
  • "Costs an arm and a leg"
  • "Cross that bridge when you come to it"
  • "Cry over spilled milk"
  • "Curiosity killed the cat"
  • "Don't count your chickens before they hatch"
  • "Don't put all your eggs in one basket"
  • "Every cloud has a silver lining"
  • "Fit as a fiddle"
  • "It's raining cats and dogs"
  • "Kill two birds with one stone"
  • "Let sleeping dogs lie"
  • "Let the cat out of the bag"
  • "Make a long story short"
  • "Miss the boat"
  • "Once in a blue moon"
  • "Piece of cake"
  • "Put the cart before the horse"
  • "See eye to eye"
  • "Speak of the devil"
  • "Take with a grain of salt"
  • "The ball is in your court"
  • "The early bird gets the worm"
  • "The elephant in the room"
  • "The whole nine yards"
  • "Throw in the towel"
  • "Time flies when you're having fun"
  • "To add fuel to the fire"
  • "When it rains it pours"
  • "Where there's smoke there's fire"
  • "You can't judge a book by its cover"
  • "You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs"
  • "Bite the bullet"
  • "Hit the nail on the head"
  • "Cut corners"
  • "The pen is mightier than the sword"
  • "Out of the frying pan into the fire"
  • "Burn the midnight oil"
  • "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink"
  • "There's no smoke without fire"
  • "Every dog has its day"
  • "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree"

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