Monday, August 22, 2011

100 Proverbs/ Sayings

  1. ugly as buckley's goat
  2. it takes two to tango
  3. out of the frying pan, into the fire
  4. it's raining cats and dogs
  5. flat as a pancake
  6. crazy as a lark
  7. behind every great man there's a woman
  8. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
  9. where there's smoke, there's fire
  10. neither a borrower nor lender be
  11. to err is human
  12. frailty thy name is woman
  13. I came, I saw, I conquered
  14. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
  15. kick the bucket
  16. disco inferno
  17. are you a man, or a mouse?
  18. she loves me, she loves me not
  19. cry me a river
  20. leaping lizards
  21. ain't nothing but a g thang
  22. hold your horses
  23. well behaved women seldom make history
  24. an apple a day keeps the doctor away
  25. what's your sign; come here often?
  26. don't look a gift horse in the mouth
  27. Mama Mia!
  28. boys will be boys
  29. it's a dog eat dog world
  30. you can't teach an old dog new tricks
  31. don't make a mountain out of a molehill
  32. like a rolling stone
  33. a woman's work is never done
  34. a friend in need is a friend indeed
  35. the rich get richer, the poor get poorer
  36. curiosity killed the cat
  37. a rolling stone gathers no moss
  38. father knows best
  39. you can't get blood out of a stone
  40. put one foot in front of the other
  41. every dog has his day
  42. let sleeping dogs lie
  43. happy as a pig in shit
  44. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
  45. home is where the heart is
  46. you can't put the cart before the horse
  47. you can't put all your eggs in one basket
  48. grow your own dope; plant a man!
  49. wait til the cows come home
  50. you can't see the forest through the trees
  51. mind your p's and q's
  52. I wouldn't want to walk a mile in your shoes
  53. when the going gets tough, the tough get going
  54. return to sender; address unknown
  55. when in doubt throw it out
  56. mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
  57. honesty is the best policy
  58. the pen is mightier than the sword
  59. you can't judge a book by its cover
  60. read between the lines
  61. nightie night don't let the bed bugs bite
  62. let your fingers do the walking it's a snap
  63. six feet under
  64. don't worry; be happy
  65. absence makes the heart grow fonder
  66. when you care enough to send the very best
  67. one day at a time
  68. it was a dark and stormy night
  69. now is the winter of our discontent
  70. once upon a time
  71. put it on the back burner
  72. back to square one
  73. beggars can't be choosers
  74. with bells on
  75. been there, done that
  76. put your money where your mouth is
  77. I got to blow this clambake
  78. get a grip
  79. knee high to a grasshopper
  80. back to the drawing board
  81. don't get your undies in a bunch
  82. that's water under the bridge
  83. mad as a hatter
  84. what's your m.o.?
  85. go to hell in a handbasket
  86. smack dab in the middle
  87. every Tom, Dick, and Harry
  88. ebb and flow
  89. a face only a mother could love
  90. when it rains, it pours
  91. Murphy's law
  92. let the cat out of the bag
  93. cat on a hot tin roof
  94. far be it from me
  95. face the music
  96. few and far between 
  97. have your cake and eat it too
  98. wouldn't want to meet you in a dark alley
  99. keeping up with the Joneses
  100. through thick and thin

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