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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?

PestyOne Sun 11-Feb-24 01:25:29

Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.

Plans

biglouis Sun 11-Feb-24 00:44:34

Let’s Bank on Each Other

Other

Grannmarie Sat 10-Feb-24 22:19:17

That won't break the bank.
Bank/ banking

Grandyma Sat 10-Feb-24 20:17:37

Breaking your silence

Break/breaking

JamesandJon33 Sat 10-Feb-24 19:17:44

Silence I’d golden

Silence

AGAA4 Sat 10-Feb-24 14:15:36

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

Golden

crazyH Sat 10-Feb-24 13:21:31

I’d kill for a cup of coffee

Kill

Gwyllt Sat 10-Feb-24 12:11:43

Wake up and smell the coffee

Coffee

crazyH Sat 10-Feb-24 11:29:11

She came out smelling like roses

Smell/smelling

AGAA4 Sat 10-Feb-24 11:14:20

Life isn't a bed of roses.

Roses

Grandyma Sat 10-Feb-24 10:56:29

You’ve made your bed, now lie in it.

Bed

biglouis Sat 10-Feb-24 08:45:40

Lie down with dogs and you get up with fleas.

Lie

JamesandJon33 Sat 10-Feb-24 03:30:24

Every dog has his day

Dog

Gwyllt Fri 09-Feb-24 21:07:24

Every now and again

Every

crazyH Fri 09-Feb-24 21:03:50

Do not repeat this again!

Again

Grandyma Fri 09-Feb-24 19:16:27

History repeating itself

Repeat

Grannmarie Fri 09-Feb-24 19:01:56

And the rest is history.
History.

crazyH Fri 09-Feb-24 15:27:28

A change is as good as a rest

Rest

AGAA4 Fri 09-Feb-24 14:54:02

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

Change

biglouis Fri 09-Feb-24 03:42:39

Design is intelligence made visible

Intelligence

Taylor2016 Thu 08-Feb-24 21:44:56

The details are not the details. They make the design.

Design

(Sorry about previous post)

Taylor2016 Thu 08-Feb-24 21:41:48

They must have seen you coming

Seen

biglouis Thu 08-Feb-24 15:57:54

Nothing for hindmost so will go with devil.

Devil is in the detail.

Detail

Mollygo Thu 08-Feb-24 13:18:00

Devil take the hindmost

.
Hindmost

AGAA4 Thu 08-Feb-24 11:34:44

Needs must as the devil drives

Devil

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