Proverb
91let\ sleeping\ dogs\ lie — proverb Do not make (someone) angry and cause trouble or danger; do not make trouble if you do not have to. Don t tell Father that you broke the window. Let sleeping dogs lie …
92lightning\ never\ strikes\ twice\ in\ the\ same\ place — proverb the same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place …
93like\ father,\ like\ son — proverb A son is usually like his father in the way he acts. Frank s father has been on the city council; he is now the mayor, and is running for governor. Frank is on the student council and is likely to be class president. Like father, like son …
94little\ pitchers\ have\ big\ ears — proverb Little children often overhear things they are not supposed to hear, or things adults do not expect they would notice. Be especially careful not to swear in front of little children. Little pitchers have big ears …
95live\ and\ learn — proverb You learn more new things the longer you live; you learn by experience. Live and learn, said Mother. I never knew that the Indians once had a camp where our house is. Janet made her new dress from cheap cloth, and when she washed it, it… …
96lock\ the\ barn\ door\ after\ the\ horse\ is\ stolen — proverb To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late. After Mary failed the examination, she said she would study hard after that. She wanted to lock the barn door after the horse was stolen …
97look\ a\ gift\ horse\ in\ the\ mouth — proverb To complain if a gift is not perfect. Usually used with a negative. John gave Joe a baseball but Joe complained that the ball was old. His father told him not to look a gift horse in the mouth …
98many\ hands\ make\ light\ work — proverb If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. Come on boys, many hands make light work. If we work together, we can finish painting the barn …
99miss\ is\ as\ good\ as\ a\ mile — proverb It is the same if one fails or misses something by much or by little. We thought Tom had a home run but the ball went foul by inches. A miss is as good as a mile …
100new\ broom\ sweeps\ clean — proverb A new person makes many changes. The new superintendent has changed many of the school rules. A new broom sweeps clean …