Fire, First, Fish and Flattery : Proverbs
Key-Words Based Proverbs
Fire :
No smoke without fire.
Make no fire, raise no smoke.
All the fat’s in the fire.
Fire is good for the fireside.
First :
First come, first served.
Ladies first.
First thing first.
First think and then speak.
First try and then trust.
First impression is the best impression.
Fish :
Like a fish out of water.
To fish in troubled waters.
You must lose a fly to catch a fish.
Fish follow the bait.
When the fish is caught, the net is laid aside.
Flattery :
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
One complimentary letter asks another.
No foe to a flatterer.
Flattery sits in the parlor, when plain - speaking is kicked out of doors.
It is easy to flatter but hard to please.
Beware of one who flatters unduly, he will also censure unjustly.
Flattery is the food of fools.
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