Proverbs and Adages

You woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

• You are very chipper today
• You seem very grumpy
• You need to eat breakfast
• You are late

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I'm like a fish out of water.

• Fish are always in water
• Fish in a Tree
• I am very comfortable
• I feel uncomfortable

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You're barking up the wrong tree

• You are asking the wrong person
• Trees have bark on them
• To tell your dog to stop barking
• Accomplish two tasks with one action

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The early bird catches the worm

• Birds eat a lot of worms when they are hungry
• Accomplish two tasks by one action
• Whoever arrives first has the best chance for success
• None of the above

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An apple a day keeps the doctor away

• All other fruit is bad for you
• Doctors say to eat apples
• Eating healthy keeps you from getting sick
• Apple gummies do not count

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Every dog has its day

• Everyone will have good luck some day

• Everyone gets second chances

• Everyone's dog is good

• Other people don't have it better than you

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A fool and his money are soon parted

• If you don't spend your money wisely, you will lose it

• You should never spend money

• You should spend all of your money

• Not everything that looks precious is precious

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The grass is not always greener on the other side

• Other people don't have it better than you

• You should worry about your own lawn

• Appreciate what you have

• What you do is more important that what you say

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Not everything that glimmers is gold

• Not everything that looks precious is precious

• If it looks good, it probably is good

• If it doesn't look precious, it probably is precious

• Gold isn't that valuable

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Actions speak louder than words

• What you do is more important than what you say

• Talking solves nothing

• Be prepared

• If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all

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