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Indigo8 Sun 13-Oct-24 13:21:43

Count(s)

Clawdy Wed 30-Oct-24 17:13:09

Just bare your soul

Soul

crazyH Wed 30-Oct-24 18:51:41

The eyes are the window of the soul

Eyes

biglouis Thu 31-Oct-24 11:34:22

To close your eyes to something (usually housework)

Close.

GoldenLady Thu 31-Oct-24 14:06:50

Close, but no cigar

But

JamesandJon33 Thu 31-Oct-24 15:20:24

You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig

Pig

Gwyllt Thu 31-Oct-24 18:44:29

Pig in the middle

Middle

crazyH Thu 31-Oct-24 18:55:18

In the middle of nowhere

Nowhere

JamesandJon33 Thu 31-Oct-24 19:13:09

Out of nowhere

Out

Gwyllt Thu 31-Oct-24 19:52:22

Out of sight out of mind

Mind

Indigo8 Thu 31-Oct-24 20:05:21

Mind over matter

Matter

crazyH Thu 31-Oct-24 21:48:20

It matters not

crazyH Thu 31-Oct-24 21:48:27

Not

biglouis Fri 01-Nov-24 09:27:14

All that glitters is not gold

Gold/golden

JamesandJon33 Fri 01-Nov-24 09:46:51

All that glisters is not gold Shakespeare)

All

Indigo8 Fri 01-Nov-24 13:17:55

All for one and one for all

One

crazyH Fri 01-Nov-24 14:31:37

One or sorrow, two for joy

Joy

Clawdy Fri 01-Nov-24 16:04:53

You are my pride and joy

Pride

JamesandJon33 Fri 01-Nov-24 16:23:54

Pride goeth before a fall

Before

crazyH Fri 01-Nov-24 16:32:10

Actions speak louder than words

Actions

Indigo8 Fri 01-Nov-24 20:31:45

Don't put the cart before the horse

Horse

crazyH Fri 01-Nov-24 21:08:35

You can take a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink

Water

biglouis Sat 02-Nov-24 08:41:05

Come hell or high water

Hell

crazyH Sat 02-Nov-24 14:03:11

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

Fury

Clawdy Sat 02-Nov-24 14:45:34

A tale of sound and fury, signifying nothing

Tale

crazyH Sat 02-Nov-24 16:23:08

It was only a winter’s tale

Winter