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See:- (not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be
- (one) ain't particular
- (one) can hardly believe his or her eyes
- (one) can scarcely believe his or her eyes
- (one) can't win for losing
- (one) does not wash (one's) dirty linen in public
- (one) figures (that)
- (one) would do well to (do something)
- (someone) (just) doesn't know when to quit
- (someone) could sell an icebox to an Eskimo
- (someone) could sell ice to Eskimos
- (someone) could sell sawdust to a lumber mill
- (the) next thing (one) knows
- an offer one can't refuse
- as (one) pleases
- as far as (one) knows
- as far as (someone/something) is concerned
- as if (one) owns the place
- As you sow, so shall you reap
- be (not) as black as (someone/something) is painted
- be all in
- be half the (something) (one) used to be
- Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed
- Call no man happy till he dies
- can barely hear (oneself) think
- can hardly hear (oneself) think
- curse the day (one) was born
- damned if (one) does and damned if (one) doesn't
- devil is not so black as he is painted
- did everything he could 'cept eat us
- faster than you can say Jack Robinson
- for all (one) is worth
- get more than (one) bargained for
- give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
- Give an inch and he'll take a mile
- Give enough rope and he'll hang himself
- give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
- God takes soonest those he loveth best
- have (one's) druthers
- He can whistle for it!
- he doesn't have a [jealous, mean, unkind etc.] bone in his body
- He gives twice who gives quickly
- He lives long who lives well
- He puts his pants on one leg at a time
- He that cannot obey cannot command
- He that hath a full purse never wanted a friend
- He that is down need fear no fall
- he that lieth with dogs riseth with fleas
- he that would eat the fruit must climb the tree
- He that would eat the kernel must crack the nut
- He that would go to sea for pleasure, would go to hell for a pastime
- He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens
- He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin
- He travels fastest who travels alone
- He wears a ten-dollar hat on a five-cent head
- He who begins many things, finishes but few
- He who excuses himself accuses himself
- He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day
- He who hesitates is lost
- He who laughs last, laughs longest
- He who pays the piper calls the tune
- He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount
- he who smelt it dealt it
- He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon
- He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom
- He will get his
- H-E-double-hockey-sticks
- H-E-double-L
- H-E-double-toothpicks
- he-man
- hit (someone) when (he or she) is down
- I take it
- I wasn't born yesterday!
- If frogs had wheels, they wouldn't bump their butts
- last laugh, have the
- liar is not believed when he tells the truth
- make (something) up as (one) goes (along)
- man is known by the company he keeps
- need (something) (about) as much as (one) needs a hole in the head
- not as black as (one) is painted
- not know if (one) is afoot or on horseback
- not know whether one is coming or going
- now (someone) has gone and done it
- pick (something) up where (one) left off
- pick up what (one) is putting down
- play the hand (one) is dealt
- puts (one's) trousers on one leg at a time (just like everybody else)
- quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
- rue the day (that something happened)
- Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil
- speak of the devil, and he appears
- speak of the devil, and he is sure to appear
- speak of the devil, and he shall appear
- speak of the devil, and he will appear
- stoop to conquer
- talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear
- talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear
- talk of the devil, and he shall appear
- talk of the devil, and he will appear
- the last thing (one) needs
- the last thing (one) wants
- the least (someone) could do
- think (someone) hung the moon and the stars
- till (one) (is) blue in the face
- what (one) has coming
- what was (one) smoking
- What's when it's at home?
- where (one) lives
- whichever way you slice it
- who's (someone) when (he's/she's/they're) at home
- work till you drop
- work until you drop
- you can dispense with (something)
- you look a little peaked
- you look like a million
- you saved the day
- you're on!