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nanna8 Mon 18-Dec-23 08:00:03

Say the first one is, ‘cloud’ you could have
‘Every cloud has a silver lining’

How about ‘money’ to start with?

Taylor2016 Sun 28-Jan-24 16:22:36

Common sense is not so common

Sense

biglouis Sun 28-Jan-24 12:26:43

A thimble full of common sense

Common

Mollygo Sun 28-Jan-24 10:33:38

Let’s play hunt the thimble

Thimble

pascal30 Sun 28-Jan-24 09:39:13

been on a wild goose hunt

hunt

JamesandJon33 Sun 28-Jan-24 05:37:52

What’s good for the goose ,is good for the gander.

Goose

65KL Sun 28-Jan-24 04:09:21

The path to hell is laid with good intentions

Good

biglouis Sun 28-Jan-24 03:02:28

The obstacle in the path becomes the path.

Path

Mollygo Sat 27-Jan-24 15:16:15

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.

Obstacle

biglouis Sat 27-Jan-24 06:39:02

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord

Glory

JamesandJon33 Sat 27-Jan-24 06:09:46

I can’t believe my own eyes.

Eyes

65KL Sat 27-Jan-24 05:41:54

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow

Believe

Mollygo Sat 27-Jan-24 04:27:42

Come into the garden Maud

Garden

Taylor2016 Fri 26-Jan-24 22:49:32

All good things come to an end

Come

JamesandJon33 Fri 26-Jan-24 19:27:03

All at sea

All

Bella23 Fri 26-Jan-24 17:53:35

The cruel sea.

sea

AGAA4 Fri 26-Jan-24 16:54:27

Cruel to be kind

Cruel

biglouis Fri 26-Jan-24 16:53:13

Others of their kind

Kind

JamesandJon33 Fri 26-Jan-24 14:56:10

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Others

Grannmarie Fri 26-Jan-24 14:53:36

Do it yourself!
Do

Gwyllt Fri 26-Jan-24 11:14:29

Be true to yourself

Yourself

Grandyma Fri 26-Jan-24 11:12:47

Showing one’s true colours

True

Mollygo Fri 26-Jan-24 09:11:48

You can use a mnemonic to recall the colours of the rainbow.

Colours

Gwyllt Fri 26-Jan-24 07:43:29

Somewhere over the rainbow

Rainbow

JamesandJon33 Fri 26-Jan-24 06:27:10

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again………

Over

Taylor2016 Thu 25-Jan-24 23:18:15

I’m a perfectionist, to the point of insanity

Insanity

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