1000 English Proverbs and Sayings

aspundir · 23-04-2013, 12:00 PM

881. To flog a dead horse.
882. To get out of bed on the wrong side.
883. To give a lark to catch a kite.
884. To go for wool and come home shorn.
885. To go through fire and water (through thick and thin).
886. To have a finger in the pie.
887. To have rats in the attic.
888. To hit the nail on the head.
889. To kick against the pricks.
890. To kill two birds with one stone.
891. To know everything is to know nothing.
892. To know on which side one's bread is buttered.
893. To know what's what.
894. To lay by for a rainy day.
895. To live from hand to mouth.
896. To lock the stable-door after the horse is stolen.
897. To look for a needle in a haystack.
898. To love somebody (something) as the devil loves holy water.
899. To make a mountain out of a molehill.
900. To make both ends meet.

23-04-2013, 12:00 PM	#31
aspundir VIP Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: churu Posts: 122,463 Rep Power: 245	Re: 1000 English Proverbs and Sayings 881. To flog a dead horse. 882. To get out of bed on the wrong side. 883. To give a lark to catch a kite. 884. To go for wool and come home shorn. 885. To go through fire and water (through thick and thin). 886. To have a finger in the pie. 887. To have rats in the attic. 888. To hit the nail on the head. 889. To kick against the pricks. 890. To kill two birds with one stone. 891. To know everything is to know nothing. 892. To know on which side one's bread is buttered. 893. To know what's what. 894. To lay by for a rainy day. 895. To live from hand to mouth. 896. To lock the stable-door after the horse is stolen. 897. To look for a needle in a haystack. 898. To love somebody (something) as the devil loves holy water. 899. To make a mountain out of a molehill. 900. To make both ends meet.