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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?

JamesandJon33 Fri 23-Feb-24 16:14:11

Growing in leaps and bounds

Leap/s

biglouis Fri 23-Feb-24 00:59:02

Posted too soon!

A growing chorus of criticism

Growing

biglouis Fri 23-Feb-24 00:57:54

The dawn chorus

Dawn

crazyH Thu 22-Feb-24 17:06:23

The dawn chorus sounds lovely

Chorus

Gwyllt Thu 22-Feb-24 16:43:58

The darkest hour is just before dawn

Dawn

JamesandJon33 Thu 22-Feb-24 16:23:02

Who of you by worrying, can add a single hour to your life.

Hour

Grannmarie Thu 22-Feb-24 13:00:06

You die if you worry, you die if you don't.
Worry.

biglouis Thu 22-Feb-24 12:50:21

Cross your heart and hope to die

Die

Squiffy Thu 22-Feb-24 12:35:02

Listen to your head or your heart?

Heart

AGAA4 Thu 22-Feb-24 11:23:49

Head over heels in love.

Head

65KL Thu 22-Feb-24 07:44:47

Fall in love

Love

JamesandJon33 Thu 22-Feb-24 05:34:26

Pride goeth before a fall.

Fall

biglouis Wed 21-Feb-24 23:49:29

Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is

Pride

Gwyllt Wed 21-Feb-24 23:10:03

Heaven forbid

Forbid

nanna8 Wed 21-Feb-24 22:39:22

Praise my soul the King of heaven

Heaven

Grannmarie Wed 21-Feb-24 21:47:49

Condemned by faint praise.
Praise.

Mollygo Wed 21-Feb-24 21:07:22

“I’ll be judge, I’ll be jury,” said cunning old Fury. “I’ll try the whole cause and condemn you to death.”

Condemn

crazyH Wed 21-Feb-24 15:31:16

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

Fury

Nannan2 Wed 21-Feb-24 15:27:27

*sorry had changed by time i added)

Nannan2 Wed 21-Feb-24 15:26:35

Pennies from heaven


Hell

Taylor2016 Wed 21-Feb-24 15:14:42

Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to handle conflict by

Conflict

JamesandJon33 Wed 21-Feb-24 12:25:27

Rest in peace

Peace

AGAA4 Wed 21-Feb-24 11:41:42

A change is as good as a rest.

Rest

Grandyma Wed 21-Feb-24 11:18:34

Let’s change the subject

Change

crazyH Wed 21-Feb-24 10:01:48

Opinions are just one’s view of the subject

Subject

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