Expressions and Proverbs

1. Don't beat about the _____.

rock bush grass

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2. You can't get blood out of a _____.

snake spider stone

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3. A rolling stone gathers no _____.

micks moss satisfaction

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4. He who pays the piper calls the _____.

tune song melody

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5. Birds of a feather _____ together.

fly stick flock

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6. He always keeps his cards close to his _____.

chest heart lover

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7. Let's get down to _____ tacks.

brass thumb finger

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8. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw _____.

bricks rocks stones

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9. You made your bed - now you must _____ in it!

sleep lie dream

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10. Blood is thicker than _____.

water wine gin and tonic

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11. All that glitters is not _____.

crystal gold silver

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12. A _____ in time saves nine.

stitch sleep cut

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13. It never rains but it _____.

tipples topples pours

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14. One man's _____ is another man's poison.

meat wife dinner

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15. A miss is as good as a _____.

Mr rest mile

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16. Every cloud has a silver _____.

halo lining rainbow

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17. Make _____ while the sun shines.

hay straw grass

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18. Strike while the _____ hot.

lady's dinner's iron's

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19. It's _____ wind that blows nobody any good.

an ill an exceptional a nasty

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20. Live and let ____.

live die pong

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21. _____ your P's and Q's.

Keep Count Mind

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22. To get permission to modify an old house in the countryside you must cut _____ all the red tape.

across through into

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23. He did the dirty on me. He _____ me down the river.

sent pushed sold

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24. To gain a victory we'll have to pull out all the _____!

stops keys strengths

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25. I can't meet you tonight, so I'll take a _____ cheque (or check) if you don't mind.

rain snow ice

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26. You stole my fiancee but I'll get _____ you sooner or later!

revenge against even with right up to you

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27. Wait a minute! Don't rush! Hold your _____!

horses poodles piglets

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28. Ok, don’t get _____ just because she laughed at your new hairstyle! Take it easy!

your knickers in a twist your hair in a tizzy your mood up-tight

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29. John's well _____ - he's been drinking since this morning!

oiled greased tippled

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30. She never puts a foot wrong. She's totally honest. You could say she's _____!

a cut above miss smarty-pants squeaky-clean

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