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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?

Juliet27 Tue 26-Dec-23 07:32:04

Always the bridesmaid, never the bride

ALWAYS

MrsKen33 Tue 26-Dec-23 06:18:20

Happy is the bride the sun shines on

Bride

Gwyllt Mon 25-Dec-23 21:01:01

Make hay while the sun shines

Shines

MrsKen33 Mon 25-Dec-23 19:42:29

Bonnybanko read the thread instructions .

Mollygo Mon 25-Dec-23 19:38:25

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.

While

Bonnybanko Mon 25-Dec-23 19:30:10

Shoot the crow
A penny for your thoughts,
We’re all Jock Tamsons bairns.

MrsKen33 Mon 25-Dec-23 18:10:09

A rolling stone gathers no moss

Gathers

Juliet27 Mon 25-Dec-23 17:25:23

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones

STONES

65KL Mon 25-Dec-23 11:43:03

All the world's a stage and all the people merely players

PEOPLE

Bella23 Mon 25-Dec-23 11:23:04

Laugh and the world laughs with you.

World

MrsKen33 Mon 25-Dec-23 10:23:01

Laugh up your sleeve

Laugh

Juliet27 Mon 25-Dec-23 07:49:54

Wears her heart on her sleeve

SLEEVE

crazyH Sun 24-Dec-23 23:29:57

Home is where the heart is

HEART

Grannmarie Sun 24-Dec-23 22:54:31

Show me the way to go home.

Home

Gwyllt Sun 24-Dec-23 18:49:30

Get this show on the road

SHOW

Bella23 Sun 24-Dec-23 18:36:16

King of the road.

Road

MrsKen33 Sun 24-Dec-23 18:16:35

Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.

King

Gwyllt Sun 24-Dec-23 12:01:35

Dogs dinner

Dinner

Baggs Sun 24-Dec-23 11:36:06

Don't let the tail wag the dog

Dog

Juliet27 Sun 24-Dec-23 11:28:45

In two shakes of a lamb’s tail

TAIL

crazyH Sun 24-Dec-23 10:52:31

Mutton dressed as lamb

LAMB

Juliet27 Sun 24-Dec-23 10:50:49

Dressed up like a dog’s dinner

DRESSED

Baggs Sun 24-Dec-23 10:42:42

Call me anything you like so long as you don't call me late for dinner.

Dinner

biglouis Sun 24-Dec-23 10:00:01

Call in a favour

Call

Gwyllt Sun 24-Dec-23 07:46:13

One good favour deserves another

Favour

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