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To have one's labour for one's pains. - [Proverbial Phrases] To have the belly up to one's mouth. - (Spanish) [Proverbial Phrases] To have the foot in two shoes. - (Spanish) [Proverbial Phrases] To help a lame dog over a stile. - [Proverbial Phrases] To help the sun by torches. - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To hide under a cloak. - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To hit the nail on the head. - (Spanish) [Proverbial Phrases] To hold a candle to the devil. - [Proverbial Phrases] To hold a wolf by the ears. [To be between two difficulties.] - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To hold the wolf by the ears. [Lat., Tenere lupum auribus.] - (French, Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To hunt for a knot in a rush which has no knots. [To raise unnecessary scruples.] - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To hunt the hare with the ox. - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To hunt with unwilling hounds. - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To indulge in a joke when surrounded by mourners. [To jest out of season.] - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To indulge in jest on sacred matters. - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To interfere in the affairs of others. - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To jump into the water for fear of the rain. - (French) [Proverbial Phrases] To jump out of the frying pan into the fire. - (French) [Proverbial Phrases] To jump out of the frying-pan and fall into the fire. - (Spanish) [Proverbial Phrases] To keep one upon hot coals. - (Spanish) [Proverbial Phrases] To keep one's nose to the grindstone. - [Proverbial Phrases] To keep one's tongue between one's teeth. - [Proverbial Phrases] To keep the wolf from the door. - [Proverbial Phrases] To kick a man when he is down. - [Proverbial Phrases] To kick against the pricks. - (Spanish) [Proverbial Phrases] To kill a mercer for a comb. - (French) [Proverbial Phrases] To kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. - (Greek) [Proverbial Phrases] To kill the hen by way of getting the egg. - (French) [Proverbial Phrases] To kill two birds with one stone. - (Dutch, Portuguese) [Proverbial Phrases] To kill two flies with one flap. - [Proverbial Phrases] To kill with kindness. - [Proverbial Phrases] To know how many beans make five. - [Proverbial Phrases] To know on which side one's bread is buttered. - [Proverbial Phrases] To know where the shoe pinches. - [Proverbial Phrases] To know which way the wind blows. - [Proverbial Phrases] To laugh in one's sleeve. - (Dutch) [Proverbial Phrases] To laugh on the wrong side on one's mouth. - [Proverbial Phrases] To lay it on with a trowel. - [Proverbial Phrases] To lay up for a rainy day. - [Proverbial Phrases] To lead one by the nose. - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To lean against a tottering wall. - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To leave no stone unturned. - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To leave the nuts. [To put away childish things.] - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To let the cat out of the bag. - [Proverbial Phrases] To lick into shape. - [Proverbial Phrases] To live at the beck and call of another. - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases] To live from hand to mouth. - (French) [Proverbial Phrases] To live in clover. - (Portuguese) [Proverbial Phrases] To lock the stable after the horses are taken. - (Italian) [Proverbial Phrases] To look a gift horse in the mouth. - [Proverbial Phrases] Displaying page 10 of 15 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 [10] 11 12 13 14 15
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