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NannyPT Sat 26-Oct-24 11:05:56

Any port in a storm

Auntieflo Sat 26-Oct-24 09:48:41

See a pin and pick it up, and all the day you'll have good luck.

Georgesgran Fri 25-Oct-24 20:20:47

The second part of that crazyH could be

There’s no pockets in shroud?

crazyH Fri 25-Oct-24 17:59:08

Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves

polomint Fri 25-Oct-24 17:52:41

Actions speak louder than words...the pen is mightier than the sword

crazyH Fri 25-Oct-24 17:49:00

And mine really Indigo8

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Fri 25-Oct-24 17:36:52

My mum used to say that Maw! 🤣

Allira Fri 25-Oct-24 17:34:10

The early bird gets the worm.

All good things come to him who waits.

Indigo8 Fri 25-Oct-24 17:26:33

crazyH

A stitch in time saves nine

Perhaps the opposite is my own personal motto.

Put off 'til tomorrow what you needn't do today.

RosiesMaw2 Fri 25-Oct-24 17:25:49

Where there's a will there's usually an optimistic relative

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Fri 25-Oct-24 17:01:28

And the opposite meaning crazy?

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Fri 25-Oct-24 17:00:55

That made me laugh Witzend!

crazyH Fri 25-Oct-24 16:45:53

A stitch in time saves nine

Witzend Fri 25-Oct-24 16:42:53

Not strictly on the theme, but,
‘Absence makes the heart grow fonder…’
‘…of someone else!’

Indigo8 Fri 25-Oct-24 16:39:35

Throw caution to the winds

Look before you leap

Greenfinch Fri 25-Oct-24 16:37:18

Opposites attract.
Birds of a feather flock together.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Fri 25-Oct-24 16:35:14

Maybe this should have been posted under Games! 🫢

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Fri 25-Oct-24 16:34:19

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder”
OR
“Out of sight out of mind!”

midgey Fri 25-Oct-24 16:32:35

Age before beauty…..dirt before the broom!

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Fri 25-Oct-24 16:29:14

Earlier today I used the expression ‘Great minds think alike’ and then thought - or should it be ‘Fools seldom differ!’.

It got me thinking … (I know, a dangerous activity)

For “Many hands make light work” what about “Too many cooks spoil the broth”.

You get the drift. Can you think of any more oppositional sayings?