  Absents always wrong, 2 Ace, within an, 220 Adam delved and Eve span, when, 123, 219 Adversity makes man wise, 229 Against the grain, 201 Akimbo, to put one’s arms, 17 Ale is in, wit is out, 232 All is not gold that glitters, 49 All men are not alike, 114 All’s well that ends well, 124, 172 All work and no play, 220 Almost and very nigh, 160 Ambush, 8 Among the blind, one-eyed is king, 44 And the rest! 170 Answer a fool according to his folly, 214 Appearances, for the sake of, 17 Appetite, good, 18 April fool, 191 Arm in arm, 47 At first sight, 2 Awkward fix, to get out of an, 180 BBackground, to put in, 188 Back made for burden, 181 Bad day, bad night, 75 Bad thing never dies, 152 Bag and baggage, 106 Band-box, come out of a, 110 Bark worse than bite, 69 Bay, to be at, 2 Beak and claw, 173 Beat about the bush, to, 24, 33, 65, 193 Beat hollow, to, 86 Bedlam let loose, 207 Bee in one’s bonnet, 19 Beer, no small, of oneself, 167 Beggars cannot be choosers, 106 Beginning not everything, 74 Behind the scenes, 55 Best cheapest in the end, 158 Best of friends must part, 75 Be the day short, 147 Better dry bread at home, 38 Better late than never, 218 Better the day, better the deed, 42, 148 Between devil and deep sea, 107 Between ourselves, 198 Between two stools, 63 B from a bull’s foot, not to know, 1 Bigwig, 43 Billingsgate, 140 Bird fouls its own nest, an ill, 169 Bird in hand, 220 Birds flown, to find the, 51, 169 Bird that catches the worm, 150, 203 Bird told me so, a little, 99 Bit by bit, 9 Black eyes, a couple of, 170 Blood from a stone, to get, 67 Blues, to have the, 169 Boat, to be in same, 108 Bone to pick, to have a, 154 Bore, 201 Born to be hanged, never drowned, 94 Borrowing sorrowing, 21 Boycott, to, 144 Boys will be boys, 147 Brand new, 33 Bread is buttered, which side, 176 Bred in the bone, what is, 54, 63 Broken reed, 19 Broom sweeps clean, a new, 30, 96 Bull by the horns, to seize the, 22 Burn candle at both ends, 60 Burnt child dreads the fire, 63 Business, to mind one’s own, 5 Business is business, 7 Butter would not melt in mouth, 169 Bygones be bygones, to let, 174, 198 CCake and eat it, to have one’s, 101, 112 Cake, to take the, 19, 104, 175 Candles away, all cats grey, 64 Cap a story, 203 Cap fits, wear it, if the, 134, 165 Carpenter known by chips, 172 Carry coals to Newcastle, 102 Cart before horse, to put the, 62 Cast in the teeth, to, 168 Castles in the air, 64 Cat after kind, 69 Cat and dog life, to lead a, 3 Cat may look at a king, 69 Cat on hot bricks, 64 Cat’s away, mice will play, 64 Caught a Tartar, to have, 152 Chaff, to catch with, 17 Chalk and cheese, 147 Chalk it up, 66 Change not a clout, 28 Charity begins at home, 62 Chatterbox, a regular, 36, 166 Cheats never prosper, 4 Chip of the old block, 63, 124 Christmas comes but once a year, 121, 148 Civility costs nothing, 104, 179 Claw me, and I’ll claw thee, 181 Clean as a whistle, 196 Clean sweep, 217 Clear as noonday, 71 Clear as crystal, 207 Clockwork, like, 54 Cloud and a silver lining, 189 Clover, to be in, 78 Coach-and-four through Act of Parliament, 148 Coat does not make gentleman, 139 Cobbler stick to last, let, 161 Cock and bull story, 78 Cock of the walk, 78 Cold shoulder, 33 Come off cheap, 199 Come to blows, 233 Coming—like Christmas, 169 Comparisons are odious, 72 Confession good for soul, 26 Cost what it may, 86 Count chickens before hatched, 70, 76, 182 Cram, 43 Cramming-shop, 227 Creaking door hangs long, 47, 192 Cream of the army, 125 Crown his misfortune, to, 74, 156 Crumb and crust, 10 Cry out before hurt, 16 Cry over spilt milk, 115 Curses come home to roost, 20, 155 Cut coat according to cloth, 45 Cut ground under feet, 141 Cut long story short, 165 DDaggers drawn, at, 86 Dark as pitch, 130 Dark side of picture, 159, 205 Daub yourself with honey, 48 Day after the fair, 167 Dead man, he is a, 6 Dead men’s shoes, 165 Dead men tell no tales, 37 Deaf as a post, as, 215 Devil and deep sea, between, 107, 158 Devil not so black as painted, 96 Devil’s own luck, 79 Devil was sick, 96 Diamond cut diamond, 63, 92, 125 Die in the gutter, 175 Die is cast, 213 Dine with Duke Humphrey, 73 Discretion better part of valour, 43 Disgorge ill-gotten gains, 136 Distance lends enchantment, 99 Do a thing yourself, 5 Dog at a wedding, 69 Dog bad name and hang, 68 Dog better than dead lion, a living, 90 Dog has his day, every, 224 Dog in manger, 69 Dog’s-ear a book, 80 Dog will learn no tricks, an old, 146 Done cannot be undone, 117 Doomsday, to wait till, 174 Door with creaking hinge, 120 Down in the mouth, 191 Down to the ground, 4 Do your duty, 95 Dover Court, 207 Draught, to be in a, 11 Draught, to drink at a, 225 Draw in one’s horns, to, 78 Dreams go by contraries, 213 Drink at one gulp, 225 Drink cup to dregs, 41 Drink like a fish, 40 Drop in the ocean, 136 Drop too much, to have a, 82 Dropping water wears away a stone, 103 Drowning man catches at a straw, 3 Drown the miller, 232 Ducks and drakes, to play, 145 EEarly to bed and early to rise, 23 Easier said than done, 39 East, west, home best, 68 Edged tools, to play with, 122 Edge off one’s appetite, to take, 111 Eel, as slippery as an, 16 Elbow one’s way, 66 Elbow-room, 81 End justifies the means, 42 English, in plain, 221 Englishman’s house his castle, 61 Enough is as good as a feast, 78 Errors excepted, 75 Even money, 76 Ever drunk ever dry, 40 Everybody’s business, 16 Every dog has his day, 58 Every inch a republican, 88 Every Jack must have his Jill, 192 Every little helps, 170 Every man for himself, 58, 210 Everything comes man who waits, 23 Extempore, to speak, 2 Extremes meet, 113 Eye to main chance, 213 FFace the music, 193 Face is her fortune, 27 Faint heart never won fair lady, 143 Fair and softly goes far, 12 Fair words butter no parsnips, 149 Fair words never did harm, 179 Fall between two stools, to, 59 Familiarity breeds contempt, 3 Far fetched, 13 Fault confessed, half redressed, 182 Feather one’s nest, to, 44, 126 Findings keepings, 195 Fine clothes do not fill stomach, 52 Fine feathers make fine birds, 35 Finishing stroke, 83 Finger in every pie, 168 First catch your hare, 182 First come, first served, 95, 194 First in the field, 95 Fish, flesh, nor fowl, 58 Fish in troubled waters, 102 Fish out of water, like a, 191 Fish to fry, other, 63 Fit to a T, 134 Fits and starts, to work by, 33, 43, 209 Flash in the pan, 122 Flesh and blood, in, 58 Flesh creep, to make one’s, 58 Fool’s bolt is soon shot, a, 148 Fools have the best luck, 129 Foot foremost, to put one’s best, 186 Foot in it, to put one’s, 189 Forewarned, forearmed, 26 Fortune knocks once, 129 Fox to keep the geese, to set, 153 French leave, to take, 123 Friend at court, 14 Friend in need is a friend indeed, 13, 37 Frying-pan into the fire, to fall from, 47, 64, 122 Fuel to the fire, to add, 146 Funky, to be, 224 GGame not worth candle, 60 Gentlemanly, 11 Get blood from a stone, 144 Get out of bed the wrong side, 43 Gift-horse in the mouth, to look at, 49, 66 Gift of the gab, 149 Gild the pill, 187 Give any one the slip, 75 Give him an inch, 48 Give the devil his due, 95 Give twice who gives quickly, 99 Glass houses throw stones, 229 God helps those who help themselves, 9 God sends thread for begun web, 123 God tempers the wind, 48 Go halves, 76 Golden mean, 162 Good as gold, as, 144 Good books, to be in one’s, 177 Good breeding always tells, 209 Good name better than riches, 57 Good wine needs no bush, 42, 232 Gordian knot, to cut, 226 Gospel, to take anything for, 21 Go to Jericho, 196 Grandmother to suck eggs, 18, 203 Grapes are sour, 231 Grasp all, lose all, 106 Great cry, little wool, 50 Great wits jump together, 111 Greek to him, it is, 11 Grey mare the better horse, 109, 192 Grist to the mill, 103 Grudge the food he eats, 76 Grudge, to have a, 28 Guilty conscience needs no accuser, 113, 199 HHabit is second nature, 40 Hackneyed, 79 Hairs, to split, 9 Hale and hearty, 42 Half a loaf is better than no bread, 138, 182 Half in jest, half in earnest, 123 Half seas over, 232 Hall marked, 78 Hand and glove together, 44, 99, 116 Hands make light work, many, 9 Hand to hand, 80 Hand to mouth, to live from, 147 Hanged for a sheep as a lamb, 34, 69, 134 Harm watch, harm catch, 155 Haste makes waste, 141 Haul over the coals, 211 Hawk from handsaw, not to know, 178 Heads or tails, 113 Hear both sides, 71 Helping hand, to give a, 84, 154 Helve after hatchet, 19 He who will not when he may, 202 Hiding, to give a good, 3 High winds blow on high hills, 137 Hint, to take a, 108 Hit the mark, 122 Hit with a vengeance, 154 Holloa before out of wood, 69 Home, to make oneself at, 3 Honesty is the best policy, 126 Honour among thieves, 153 Honour to whom honour is due, 59, 211 Hook or crook, 43 Hooligan, 17 Hope, the last, 188 Horse of another colour, 25, 156 Horse to grass, to send a, 231 Horse, to ride the high, 66 Host, to reckon without, 76, 143 House nor home, 121 H’s, to drop one’s, 89 Hunger is the best sauce, 18 Hunger tames the lion, 115 Hungry as a hunter, 111 Hungry man is an angry man, 7 Hurry the less speed, the more, 50 IIdle brain the devil’s workshop, 123 If wishes were horses, 212, 215 Ill bird fouls its own nest, 169 Ill-licked cub, 174 Ill news flies fast, 18 Ill weeds grow apace, 141 Ill wind blows no one good, 42, 156 Image of his mother, the very, 87, 107 Improve upon acquaintance, to, 77 Indian file, 199 In for a penny, in for a pound, 34, 40 Ins and outs, to know, 129, 226 In vino veritas, 40 Irishman’s gun, 86 Irons in fire, too many, 63, 151 JJack has his Jill, every, 192 Jerry-built house, 55 Joke, to be beyond a, 146, 200 Joker, a dry, 207 Judge by appearances, 163 Justice no respecter of persons, 148 KKeep a dog and bark thyself, 228 Keep open house, 217 Keep the ball rolling, 139 Keep the pot boiling, 158 Key of the street, 59 Kick the bucket, 187 Kill by inches, to, 121 Killed on the spot, 55 Know from Adam, not to, 77 Know, in the, 55 Knowledge is power, 210 Know nothing, doubt nothing, 210 Knuckle under, to, 215 LLady, a great, 89 Last straw breaks camel’s back, 46, 103 Laugh best who laugh last, 206 Laugh in forced manner, 46 Laughing-stock, 207 Laugh on wrong side of face, 207 Laugh to-day, cry to-morrow, 206 Lazy people take most pains, 178 Least said soonest mended, 179 Leave no stone unturned, 71, 106 Leave without beat of drum, 92 Legal tender, 86 Let cat out of the bag, 159 Let sleeping dogs lie, 64 Let those laugh who win, 206 Lie unblushingly, 21 Life and soul of party, 47 Life in the old dog yet, 43 Light as air, 106 Lightly come, lightly go, 126 Like as two peas, as, 102 Like master, like man, 155, 218 Like will to like, 58 Lion had need of the mouse, 129 Lion’s mouth, to rush into, 153 Little fellows are often great wits, 209 Little pitchers have long ears, 64 Little pot soon hot, 185 Little rain lays much dust, 1 Little strokes fell great oaks, 184 Loan loses self and friend, 13 Lock stable door, 105 Long lane without turning, 176 Long looked for comes at last, 169 Look before you leap, 124 Look gift-horse in mouth, 49, 66 Look sharp about it! 232 Lose nothing for want of asking, 206 Lot of good that will do, 145 Love dies hard, true, 10 Love laughs at locksmiths, 14 Love me, love my dog, 10 Lurch, to leave in the, 188 MMackerel sky, 120 Make a cat laugh, 187 Make best of bad job, 42, 129, 146 Make hay while sun shines, 30 Make mouth water, 103 Man in the street, 194 Man proposes, 142 Manners change, 25 Many a little makes a mickle, 136, 154, 184, 208 Many a true word spoken in jest, 230 March winds and April showers, 158 Mare better horse, the grey, 109, 192 Mare’s nest, to find a, 185 Marines, to tell to, 25 Mar-joy, 227 Match for a person, no, 67 Matter of course, 12 Measure other’s peck, 23 Men die as they live, 218 Mess, to get into a, 25, 101, 185 Mess, to make a pretty, 6 Milk and honey, flowing with, 72 Milksop, 227 Mince matters, not to, 65, 166 Mincemeat of, to make, 139 Miserly father, spendthrift son, 26 Misfortunes never come singly, 21, 156 Miss the mark, 81 Money makes money, 103 Money, to be made of, 20 Money, ready, 20 Moon made of green cheese, 149 More frightened than hurt, 185 More haste, less speed, 50, 65, 141, 195 More the merrier, the, 130 Mountain out of molehill, 166, 171 Move on, 71 Mow what you sow, 176 Much ado about nothing, 35 Much coin, much care, 138 Murder king’s English, to, 214 NNail right on head, to hit, 99, 107 Narrow shave, 35 Necessity, mother of invention, 176 Needle in bundle of hay, 9 Nice goings on, 34 Nick of time, to come in, 21, 54, 190 Nine days’ wonder, 7 No admittance, 92 Noble to ninepence, to bring, 214 No danger, no glory, 228 No fear of that, 90 No living man all things can, 144 Nod is as good as wink to blind horse, 57 No pay, no piper, 20 No sooner said than done, 23 Not at home, 111 Nothing ask, nothing have, 143 Nothing for nothing, 205 Nothing succeeds like success, 184 Nothing like leather, 174 Nothing new, that is, 77 Nothing venture, nothing win, 206 No thoroughfare, 181 Not in my line, 204 Not up to date, 225 Now or never, 55 Oath, to take the, 195 Ogre, to eat like an, 157 Old as the hills, 163, 191, 231 Old birds not caught with chaff, 161 Old dog will learn no tricks, 146 Old-fashioned, quite, 146 Old maid, 74 Old wives’ tales, 78 Once in a blue moon, 163 One good turn deserves another, 62, 146 One man can take horse to water, 213 One man may steal a horse, 166 One man’s meat, 170 One scabby sheep, 134 One swallow does not make a summer, 86 Only this once, 86 Open confession good for soul, 26 Opportunity makes the thief, 150 Out-Herod Herod, 208 Out of debt, out of danger, 95 Out of print, 110 Out of sight, out of mind, 73 Out of the frying-pan, 47 Out of world as out of fashion, 130 Over head and ears, 87 PP’s and Q’s, to mind one’s, 38 Pack becomes small pedlar, a small, 185 Pay back in own coin, to, 164 Pay, no piper, no, 20 Pay the piper, to, 182 Pay with promises, 212 Pearls before swine, to cast, 184 Penny saved is a penny earned, 104, 133 Penny wise and pound foolish, 46, 60 Peril proves who dearly loves, 10 Pet aversion, 37 Pickle, to be in a pretty, 35, 101 Pigeon-holed, to be, 55 Pig in a poke, to buy a, 3 Pin a day, groat a year, 110 Pinch of salt, 36 Pin drop, to hear a, 216 Pins and needles, to be on, 215 Pitch and toss, 187 Pitch, to touch, 38 Pitcher that often goes to the well, 18 Plain as a pikestaff, 71 Play the prude, 190 Please the eye, fill the purse, 229 Plenty makes dainty, 215 Poaches on my preserves, 49 Pocket an insult, to, 8 Point, to come to the, 117, 181 Poor as a church mouse, 105 Possession nine points of law, 192 Pot calls kettle black, 131, 183 Pot-luck, 129 Pot soon hot, a little, 185 Poverty in at door love out at window, 126 Practice makes perfect, 115, 128 Practise what one preaches, to, 113 Precepts lead, 113 Precious near it, 118 Precious pair, a, 87 Prefer advice to praise, 78 Prettiness makes no pottage, 35 Prig, 192 Promises are like pie-crust, 39 Proud as a peacock, 122 Put shoulder to wheel, 172 QQuarrel about nothing, to, 11 Queen Anne is dead, 191 Quite between ourselves, 98 RRap, not worth a, 121 Reach-me-down, a, 91 Receiver as bad as thief, 24, 208 Red at night the shepherd’s delight, 39 Red-handed, 92 Reed, to trust to a broken, 19 Refuse point-blank, 168 Regular as clockwork, 167, 202 Repent at leisure, 203 Return of post, 85 Return to our subject, 167 Ride rough-shod over, 186 Ring down the curtain, 223 Rob a church, he would, 24 Rob Peter to pay Paul, 91 Rod in pickle, to keep a, 134 Rolling stone gathers no moss, 187 Rome was not built in a day, 20, 117 Room for improvement, 94 Room to swing a cat in, not, 154 Rose has its thorn, every, 207 Rough tools for rough work, 135 Rough with smooth, to take, 36 Rough with the smooth, to take, 138 Routine, return to old, 74 Row in same boat, 85 Rub, there’s the, 97, 135, 151 Rule men with rod of iron, 29 Rule of thumb, 168 Ruling passion strong in death, 8 Run for your lives, 210 Run headlong into trap, 30 Run with hare and hunt with hounds, 67, 103 SSack, to give any one the, 30 Safe bind, safe find, 160 Saintly look, to put on a, 17 Saint Swithin’s Day, 159 Salt, not worth his, 176 Salt on bird’s tail, to put, 211 Same old story, 203 Satan finds mischief still, 173 Save appearances, to, 92 Sea-legs, to have one’s, 186 Secret, an open, 191 Secret of two, 211 Self-praise no recommendation, 152 Sell like wildfire, 108 Send about one’s business, 109 Serves you right, it, 23, 38, 117, 176 Set a beggar on horseback, 174 Set a thief to catch a thief, 80 Set fox to keep geese, 153 Seven-league boots, 180 Shakes, no great, 219 Shanks’ nag, 97 Sharp as a needle, as, 13 Sheep, the black, 49 Shelf, to be put on the, 201 Shilly-shallying, 65 Shine at wrong end, to, 217 Shirk work, never, 74 Shoe lost for want of nail, 16 Shoemaker’s wife the worst shod, 65 Shoe pinches, where the, 32 Short reckonings make long friends, 42 Shoulder, the cold, 33 Show the white feather, 53 Sick and tired of anything, 101 Silence gives consent, 78, 165 Silent sow sucks wash, 48 Silk purse out of sow’s ear, 51 Silks and satins put out the kitchen fire, 228 Silver spoon in one’s mouth, 74 Sin, as ugly as, 182 Six of one and half-a-dozen of another, 43 Skeleton in the cupboard, 79 Skin a flint, to, 144 Sleep like a top, to, 100 Sleep upon it, to, 77 Slippery as an eel, 16 Slow and sure wins the race, 12, 65 Small parcels, fine wares, 173, 209 Smart for it, 89 Smell of the lamp, 143 Smoke, to end in, 2 Smoke without fire, no, 132 Snake in the grass, 17 So many men, 24 So much to the good, 194 Song, to buy for a mere, 3 Sooner the better, 224 So-so, 74 Sowing wild oats, 136 Sow by wrong ear, 152 Spade a spade, to call a, 18, 63 Spare the rod, spoil the child, 10 Speak ill in absence, 216 Speak of angels, 152 Speech silvern, silence golden, 179 Split difference, to, 190 Split hairs, 85 Split sides with laughter, 44 Spoil ship for ha’porth of tar, 60 Spoke in wheel, to put, 33 Sprat to catch a herring, 122, 171 Stale news, 191 Stare in the face, to, 87, 171 Stick, to get hold of wrong end of, 16 Still tongue, wise head, 210 Still waters run deep, 102 Sting is in the tail, 199 Stirrup-cup, 112 Stitch in time saves nine, 190 Stolen joys are sweet, 18, 176 Stone unturned, to leave no, 106 Store is no sore, 2 Strain at a gnat, 59 Strain every nerve, to, 122, 209 Straw breaks camel’s back, the last, 46 Stretch one’s legs, 92 Strike while iron is hot, 121 String to bow, more than one, 201, 216 Struck all of a heap, 121 Stuck pigs, to look like, 69 Stuff and nonsense, all, 29, 142 Style man himself, 142 Success justifies the means, 124 Sufficient to the day is the evil thereof, 147 Sunday-best, 107 Sweep, to make a clean, 217 TTail between legs, 32 Take after a person, to, 11 Take care of the pence, 104 Take law into own hands, 200 Take the wall, 181 Take a wise man to be a fool, 130 Tale never loses in telling, 152 Talking to the air, 61 Tastes differ, 136 Tell that to the marines, 25 Tender-handed stroke a nettle, 172 Tether, to be at end of, 79 Thames on fire, to set the, 193 That crowns all, 157 That’s the way of the world, 156 There is many a slip, 84 Thick as thieves, 150 Things, where are my, 5 Thorns, to be on, 51 Those who lose pay, 34 Threats light as air, 106 Time is money, 221 Tip the porter, 158 Tip-top, 234 Tit-bit, 45 Tit for tat, 63 Tom, Dick, and Harry, 223 Too many cooks spoil broth, 209 Too much of a good thing, 146 Travellers tell fine tales, 160 Trespassers will be prosecuted, 92 Tricks, to be at one’s old, 116 Truth stranger than fiction, 234 Turn in all standing, 81 Turn over new leaf, 182 Turn to play, 27 Two can play at that game, 146 Two heads better than one, 26 Two of a trade, 163 Two’s company, 95 UUp to date, 124 Up to-day, down to-morrow, 58 VVengeance, to rain with a, 18 Very man, the, 118 WWatched pot never boils, 94 Water off duck’s back, 89 Water one’s wine, to, 232 Weakest go to the wall, 34 Week of Sundays, 211 Well begun is half done, 75 Well, I never! 192 Wet blanket, 147 Wet to the skin, 215 What a to-do, 6 What cannot be cured, 82 What is done cannot be undone, 203 When at Rome do as Rome does, 152 When Greeks joined Greeks, 125 When in doubt, 101 When thieves fall out, 234 When world was young, 219 Where there’s a will, 124, 234 While there’s life, 219 Whistling woman, 120 White elephant, 105 Wholesale and retail, 138 Whole show, 47 Who lives longest sees most, 232 Wild horses would not make him speak, 223 Wilful waste makes woeful want, 93 Will is as good as deed, 145, 234 Willy-nilly, 137 Wind and weather permitting, 219 Wishes were horses, if, 212, 215 Wish is father to thought, 88 Woman’s instinct, 120 Word to the wise, a, 26, 108, 209 Work like a nigger, 198 Workman blames tools, a bad, 175 Worst come to worst, 12 Worst wheel makes most noise, 50 Worth his weight in gold, 184 Worth a brass farthing, not, 92 Wrong end of stick, 16 YYellow as a guinea, 145 THE END Printed 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