Old sayings with a theme 2

A new broom sweeps clean

Clean

As clean as a whistle

Whistle

Make sure you’re ready when the whistle blows

Ready

Ready, willing and able

Able

Let the whole universe know what you are able to do.

Universe

The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.

Sense.

Where there’s no sense there’s no feeling

Feeling

That Monday morning feeling.

Morning

Morning has broken

Broken

Rules were made to be broken

Rule/s

The exception proves the rule

Exception

Exceptionally intelligent

Intelligent/ intelligence

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings

Bird

A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush

Worth

Worth your weight in gold

Gold

All that glisters is not gold.
( N B. I have written glisters, not glitters, as is correct)

Not

It is not the winning that's important. It is the playing of the game.

Game

A game that two can play

Play

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

Work

To work your fingers to the bone.

Bone

He'll never make old bone ( s )

Old

As tough as old boots

Boot / s

The boot is on the other foot.

Foot.

Put your foot in your mouth

Mouth

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Open