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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.

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lemsip Tue 12-Mar-24 10:47:30

sorry missed the point.

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Grannmarie Tue 12-Mar-24 16:23:31

Hello 👋 lemsip, we used to say
It's raining in Paris
for petticoat showing.

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JamesandJon33 Tue 12-Mar-24 17:17:27

Plate was the last word

Step up to the plate

Step

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biglouis Tue 12-Mar-24 20:48:09

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Mile/s

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Mollygo Tue 12-Mar-24 21:57:28

I’d walk a million miles For one of your smiles. . .

Million

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JamesandJon33 Wed 13-Mar-24 06:10:02

She was one in a million.

One

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Squiffy Wed 13-Mar-24 12:49:26

One step at a time

Step

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biglouis Wed 13-Mar-24 15:49:21

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

Leap

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JamesandJon33 Wed 13-Mar-24 16:39:28

Look before you leap

Look

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Ali08 Fri 15-Mar-24 01:27:53

Never look a gift-horse in the mouth.

Horse.

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biglouis Fri 15-Mar-24 12:48:30

To close the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Close

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JamesandJon33 Fri 15-Mar-24 14:08:19

As one door closes another opens.

Door

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crazyH Fri 15-Mar-24 19:20:34

The door is always open for you

Open

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biglouis Sat 16-Mar-24 01:12:07

Keep an eye open

Eye

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Mollygo Sat 16-Mar-24 09:28:12

Easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle . . .

Camel

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Grandyma Sat 16-Mar-24 10:30:57

The last straw that broke the camel’s back

Broke

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JamesandJon33 Sat 16-Mar-24 10:57:06

If it ain’t broke, don’t mend it.

Mend

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biglouis Sun 17-Mar-24 00:45:53

Make do and mend

Make

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Namsnanny Sun 17-Mar-24 02:09:56

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

Silk

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biglouis Mon 18-Mar-24 10:51:02

Why wear cotton when you can have silk?

Wear

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Grandyma Mon 18-Mar-24 11:05:06

Wear your heart on your sleeve

Heart

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Namsnanny Mon 18-Mar-24 12:26:15

Be still my beating heart.

Beating

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Clawdy Mon 18-Mar-24 12:28:19

No beating about the bush!
About

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JamesandJon33 Mon 18-Mar-24 18:00:05

The sh—‘s about to hit the fan

Fan

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biglouis Tue 19-Mar-24 02:15:53

To fan the flames

Flame/s

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