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Old sayings with a theme 2 ( continuing *nanna8*'s thread)

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Grannmarie Mon 26-Feb-24 12:04:59

Rome

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

JamesandJon33 Tue 30-Jul-24 15:34:09

As easy as falling off a log

Fall/ falling

Namsnanny Tue 30-Jul-24 21:56:40

Fall from Grace

Grace

biglouis Thu 01-Aug-24 01:27:49

There but for the grace of god go I

God

Namsnanny Thu 01-Aug-24 01:40:35

As God is my witness

biglouis Fri 02-Aug-24 12:23:54

To bear false witness

False

Namsnanny Fri 02-Aug-24 13:42:58

Lulled into a false sense of security.

Security

JamesandJon33 Fri 02-Aug-24 14:35:21

I need a security blanket

GoldenLady Fri 02-Aug-24 14:56:35

A blanket of snow

Snow

biglouis Fri 02-Aug-24 17:26:46

As pure as the driven snow

Snow

Namsnanny Sat 03-Aug-24 01:10:55

It was harder than trying to sell snow to Eskimo's

Sell

JamesandJon33 Sat 03-Aug-24 05:35:55

Sell one’s soul to the Devil

Soul

biglouis Sat 03-Aug-24 09:34:17

The eyes are the windows of the soul

Eye/s

Namsnanny Sat 03-Aug-24 12:53:39

Eyes right

Namsnanny Sat 03-Aug-24 12:53:55

Right

biglouis Sat 03-Aug-24 20:52:48

To have ones heart in the right place

Heart

Namsnanny Sun 04-Aug-24 01:55:49

To get to the heart of the matter

Matter

JamesandJon33 Sun 04-Aug-24 06:03:39

It’s just a matter of time

Time

Namsnanny Sun 04-Aug-24 13:03:50

Love is not times fool although rosie lips and cheeks within his bending sickle's compass fall.

Fall

biglouis Sun 04-Aug-24 14:21:23

To fall in with a bad crowd.

Crowd

Namsnanny Sun 04-Aug-24 14:26:12

Stand out from the crowd

Out

JamesandJon33 Sun 04-Aug-24 14:28:04

Two’s company, three’s a crowd

Company

Clawdy Sun 04-Aug-24 15:44:23

You know a person by the company they keep.

Keep

Namsnanny Sun 04-Aug-24 15:58:12

Finders Keepers

Find

JamesandJon33 Sun 04-Aug-24 18:27:56

A good man is hard to find ( or vice versa)

Hard

Namsnanny Sun 04-Aug-24 18:47:18

A little hard work never hurt anyone

Hurt

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