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1. Don't beat about the
.
2. You can't get
out of a stone.
3. A rolling stone gathers no
.
4. He who pays the piper
the tune.
5. Birds of a feather
together .
6. He always keeps his cards close to his
.
7. Let's get down to
tacks .
8. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw
.
9. You made your bed - now you must
in it!
10. Blood is thicker than
.
11. All that glitters is not
.
12. A stitch in time saves
.
13. It never rains but it
.
14. One man's meat is another man's
.
15. A miss is as good as a
.
16. Every
has a silver lining .
17. Make
while the sun shines.
18. Strike while the iron's
.
19. It's an ill wind that
nobody any good.
20. Live and let
. (not die - that's just the title of a James Bond film!)
21. Mind your
and Q's.
22. To get permission to build a new house in the country you must cut through all the
tape.
23. He did the dirty on me. He
me down the river !
24. To gain a victory we'll have to pull out all the
!
25. I can't meet you tonight, so I'll take a rain
if you don't mind.
26. You stole my fiancee but I'll get
with you sooner or later!
27. John stole some money - now he'll have to face the
.
28. Yes, she's dead! She kicked the bucket last week - now she's
up daisies!
29. He
the beans to the police when they questioned him. It means he told them everything.
30. Wait a minute! Don't rush!
your horses!
31. It was really easy! It was a
of cake.
32. John's
oiled - he's been drinking since this morning!
33. She never puts a foot wrong. She's totally honest. You could say she's squeaky
!
34. She’s always stressed - she should let her
down more often!
35. Ok, don’t get
just because she laughed at your new hairstyle! Take it easy!
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