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Traditions
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Traditions, British Sayings
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Not
every cloud has a silver lining !
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A stitch in time saves nine.
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Nothing ventured nothing gained.
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Out of the frying pan into the fire.
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One man's meat is another man's poison.
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Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
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You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink.
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The grass is always greener on the other side.
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The best things in life are free.
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Don't cross your bridges before you come to them.
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It was the
last straw that broke the camel's back.
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Where there's a will there's a way.
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Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.
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The best advice is found on the pillow.
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You can't tell a book by its cover.
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Bad news travels fast.
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
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Burning the
Candle at Both Ends
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Bob's your uncle.
Bob's your Uncle, a catch phrase dating back to 1887, when British Prime Minister Robert
Cecil (Lord Salisbury) decided to appoint a certain Arthur Balfour to the
prestigious and sensitive post of Chief Secretary for Ireland. Lord Salisbury
just happened to be better known to Arthur Balfour as "Uncle Bob." This was seen as an act of blatant nepotism, "Bob's your uncle" became a popular
sarcastic comment applied to any situation where the outcome was preordained by favoritism.
This days it means "no problem."
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