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biglouis Mon 26-Feb-24 01:02:45

Carried over from last thread:-

Rome wasnt built in a day

Day

Grandyma Sat 09-Mar-24 10:33:33

Where there’s a will there’s a way

biglouis Sat 09-Mar-24 09:35:14

A battle of wills

Will/s

AGAA4 Fri 08-Mar-24 19:39:46

You may lose the battle but you can win the war.

Battle

JamesandJon33 Fri 08-Mar-24 11:19:31

To be a good loser is to learn how to win

Win

Gwyllt Thu 07-Mar-24 23:00:52

Keepers reepers losers weepers

Loser /. S

biglouis Thu 07-Mar-24 21:28:14

Britain is a nation of shop keepers.

Keeper/s

Ali08 Thu 07-Mar-24 20:50:41

Like a bull in a china shop.

Shop.

JamesandJon33 Thu 07-Mar-24 18:03:32

Hung like a bull !!!!!

Bull

Gwyllt Thu 07-Mar-24 11:46:55

You might as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb

Hung

AGAA4 Thu 07-Mar-24 11:03:03

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.

Lamb.

biglouis Thu 07-Mar-24 11:01:24

March to the beat of a different drum

March

JamesandJon33 Wed 06-Mar-24 16:15:31

Don’t beat around the bush.

Beat

grandtanteJE65 Wed 06-Mar-24 15:05:06

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Bush.

JamesandJon33 Wed 06-Mar-24 14:26:34

Using told

A little bird told me

Bird

Ali08 Wed 06-Mar-24 11:31:24

Truth Be Told.

biglouis Wed 06-Mar-24 09:32:18

Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

Truth

Gwyllt Sun 03-Mar-24 08:57:52

The courage of one’s convictions

Conviction/s

biglouis Sun 03-Mar-24 00:40:31

Courage under fire

Courage

Gwyllt Sat 02-Mar-24 21:44:00

Cut the ground from under one’s feet

Under

crazyH Sat 02-Mar-24 21:41:07

She doesn’t let her feet touch the ground

Ground

Gwyllt Sat 02-Mar-24 18:52:14

To leap to one’s feet

Feet

JamesandJon33 Sat 02-Mar-24 16:58:14

Look before you leap

Leap

AGAA4 Sat 02-Mar-24 15:46:11

A far away look

Look

Ali08 Sat 02-Mar-24 11:51:18

The lord giveth and the lord taketh away. (He was obviously an Indian giver).

Away.

biglouis Sat 02-Mar-24 11:24:10

Being kind is giving even when it seems like you have nothing to give.

Give