Old sayings with a theme 2

To work your fingers to the bone.

Bone

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

Work

A game that two can play

Play

It is not the winning that's important. It is the playing of the game.

Game

All that glisters is not gold.
( N B. I have written glisters, not glitters, as is correct)

Not

Worth your weight in gold

Gold

A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush

Worth

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings

Bird

Exceptionally intelligent

Intelligent/ intelligence

The exception proves the rule

Exception

Rules were made to be broken

Rule/s

Morning has broken

Broken

That Monday morning feeling.

Morning

Where there’s no sense there’s no feeling

Feeling

The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.

Sense.

Let the whole universe know what you are able to do.

Universe

Ready, willing and able

Able

Make sure you’re ready when the whistle blows

Ready

As clean as a whistle

Whistle

A new broom sweeps clean

Clean

Out with the old in with the new

New

Eat your heart out

Out

From the bottom of your heart.

Heart.

There are fairies at the bottom of the garden.

Bottom

Everything in the garden’s rosy

Garden