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‘Don’t count your chickens before they hatch’
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‘As mad as a fish’
Common expression in Scotland; similar to mad as a hatter
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‘What’s good for the goose is good for the gander’
Circa 1670, a lesson in equality from way back then!
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You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink
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‘As bald as a coot’
Coots aren’t actually bald!
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‘Drinks like a fish’
Meaning someone who drinks heavily - never actually come across any alcoholic fish!
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‘It’s too late to close the stable door after the horse has bolted’
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‘There are plenty more fish in the sea’
Most of us will have been reminded of this one during one heartbreak or another!
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‘A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush’
Circa 1200s, this should perhaps be the proverb we learn most from in the current economic climate - ‘It’s risky to part with what you have in the uncertain hope of gaining more’
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