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Q. A stitch in time saves ___.
Options: nine · ten · time · money
Answer: nine
'A stitch in time saves nine' — fix it early and you save nine stitches later!
Q. Don't count your chickens before they ___.
Options: grow · hatch · run · eat
Answer: hatch
Don't be sure of something before it actually happens.
Q. The early bird catches the ___.
Options: fish · sun · worm · bus
Answer: worm
Get up early and you get the best chance!
Q. Practice makes ___.
Options: tired · money · friends · perfect
Answer: perfect
Keep at it and you'll get good.
Q. Better late than ___.
Options: never · early · sorry · wrong
Answer: never
Arriving late beats not coming at all.
Q. Actions speak louder than ___.
Options: music · words · drums · shouts
Answer: words
What you do matters more than what you say.
Q. Don't judge a book by its ___.
Options: title · price · cover · weight
Answer: cover
The outside doesn't tell you what's inside.
Q. Every cloud has a silver ___.
Options: edge · raindrop · shadow · lining
Answer: lining
Even bad times have something good in them.
Q. When in Rome, do as the ___ do.
Options: Romans · birds · kings · tourists
Answer: Romans
Follow the local customs when you visit.
Q. Two heads are better than ___.
Options: none · one · three · many
Answer: one
Two people thinking together solve more.
Q. Look before you ___.
Options: run · speak · leap · sleep
Answer: leap
Check first, then jump!
Q. Birds of a feather flock ___.
Options: away · south · apart · together
Answer: together
Similar people gather together.
Q. The grass is always greener on the other ___.
Options: side · hill · farm · field
Answer: side
What others have always looks better.
Q. Curiosity killed the ___.
Options: dog · cat · bird · mouse
Answer: cat
Being too nosy can get you in trouble.
Q. Don't put all your eggs in one ___.
Options: box · nest · basket · bag
Answer: basket
Don't risk everything on one thing.
Q. Honesty is the best ___.
Options: friend · gift · answer · policy
Answer: policy
Telling the truth works out best.
Q. Laughter is the best ___.
Options: medicine · gift · sound · game
Answer: medicine
A good laugh makes you feel better.
Q. Rome wasn't built in a ___.
Options: year · day · week · hurry
Answer: day
Big things take a long time.
Q. Where there's a will, there's a ___.
Options: road · door · way · friend
Answer: way
If you really want to, you'll find how.
Q. An apple a day keeps the ___ away.
Options: dentist · teacher · rain · doctor
Answer: doctor
Eat well and stay healthy!
Q. Too many cooks spoil the ___.
Options: broth · cake · kitchen · dinner
Answer: broth
Too many people helping can ruin the job.
Q. A picture is worth a thousand ___.
Options: coins · words · books · songs
Answer: words
One image explains more than a long speech.
Q. Slow and steady wins the ___.
Options: prize · game · race · day
Answer: race
Just like the tortoise and the hare!
Q. The pen is mightier than the ___.
Options: hammer · fist · arrow · sword
Answer: sword
Words can be stronger than fighting.
Q. There's no place like ___.
Options: home · school · bed · here
Answer: home
Nowhere feels quite like your own home.
Q. Home is where the ___ is.
Options: bed · heart · food · family
Answer: heart
Home is wherever you love being.
Q. Better safe than ___.
Options: sad · late · sorry · slow
Answer: sorry
Be careful rather than regret it.
Q. Easy come, easy ___.
Options: stay · win · find · go
Answer: go
What you get easily, you lose easily.
Q. Great minds think ___.
Options: alike · hard · slowly · big
Answer: alike
Said when two people have the same idea!
Q. Haste makes ___.
Options: speed · waste · noise · mess
Answer: waste
Rushing makes you mess it up.
Q. If at first you don't succeed, try, try ___.
Options: harder · later · again · never
Answer: again
Keep trying!
Q. It takes two to ___.
Options: talk · walk · play · tango
Answer: tango
Both people share the blame — or the fun.
Q. Let sleeping dogs ___.
Options: lie · sleep · rest · dream
Answer: lie
Don't stir up old trouble.
Q. Money doesn't grow on ___.
Options: farms · trees · bushes · rocks
Answer: trees
Money is hard to come by, so don't waste it.
Q. Necessity is the mother of ___.
Options: trouble · money · invention · science
Answer: invention
When you really need something, you invent it.
Q. No news is ___ news.
Options: bad · old · sad · good
Answer: good
If nothing's been heard, nothing bad has happened.
Q. Out of sight, out of ___.
Options: mind · reach · luck · time
Answer: mind
You forget what you don't see.
Q. The apple doesn't fall far from the ___.
Options: branch · tree · basket · ground
Answer: tree
Children turn out like their parents.
Q. There's no smoke without ___.
Options: wood · wind · fire · rain
Answer: fire
Rumors usually start from something real.
Q. Time flies when you're having ___.
Options: lunch · trouble · a nap · fun
Answer: fun
Good times go by so fast!
Q. You reap what you ___.
Options: sow · buy · find · want
Answer: sow
You get back what you put in.
Q. A friend in need is a friend ___.
Options: forever · indeed · of mine · nearby
Answer: indeed
A real friend helps when you're in trouble.
Q. All good things must come to an ___.
Options: answer · island · end · hour
Answer: end
Nothing lovely lasts forever.
Q. All that glitters is not ___.
Options: silver · shiny · real · gold
Answer: gold
Shiny things aren't always valuable.
Q. Beauty is in the eye of the ___.
Options: beholder · artist · mirror · camera
Answer: beholder
Everyone sees beauty differently.
Q. Blood is thicker than ___.
Options: honey · water · milk · oil
Answer: water
Family bonds are strongest.
Q. Don't bite the hand that ___ you.
Options: holds · helps · feeds · waves
Answer: feeds
Don't hurt the people who take care of you.
Q. Don't cry over spilled ___.
Options: juice · water · tea · milk
Answer: milk
What's done is done — don't fret about it.
Q. Every dog has its ___.
Options: day · bone · home · turn
Answer: day
Everyone gets their moment eventually.
Q. Fortune favors the ___.
Options: rich · bold · quiet · clever
Answer: bold
Luck comes to those who dare.
Q. Good things come to those who ___.
Options: run · ask · wait · pay
Answer: wait
Be patient and good things arrive.
Q. If it isn't broken, don't ___ it.
Options: touch · sell · move · fix
Answer: fix
Leave working things alone.
Q. Kill two birds with one ___.
Options: stone · shot · net · hand
Answer: stone
Get two jobs done in one go.
Q. Knowledge is ___.
Options: money · power · hard · free
Answer: power
Knowing things makes you strong.
Q. Make hay while the sun ___.
Options: sets · rises · shines · hides
Answer: shines
Use a good chance while you have it.
Q. Many hands make light ___.
Options: day · rain · food · work
Answer: work
Lots of helpers make the job easy.
Q. Never look a gift horse in the ___.
Options: mouth · eye · ear · tail
Answer: mouth
Don't inspect a present for faults.
Q. Nothing ventured, nothing ___.
Options: lost · gained · learned · given
Answer: gained
If you never try, you never get.
Q. Old habits die ___.
Options: young · fast · hard · quietly
Answer: hard
It's tough to change how you've always done things.
Q. One man's trash is another man's ___.
Options: problem · rubbish · job · treasure
Answer: treasure
What you throw away, someone else loves.
Q. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw ___.
Options: stones · parties · balls · water
Answer: stones
Don't criticize others if you have the same faults.
Q. Still waters run ___.
Options: cold · deep · slow · clear
Answer: deep
Quiet people often have a lot going on inside.
Q. Strike while the iron is ___.
Options: cold · ready · hot · soft
Answer: hot
Act at the right moment.
Q. The best things in life are ___.
Options: sweet · rare · shiny · free
Answer: free
Love, friendship, sunshine — no price tag.
Q. The squeaky wheel gets the ___.
Options: grease · blame · prize · job
Answer: grease
Speak up and you get attention.
Q. There's no time like the ___.
Options: morning · present · future · weekend
Answer: present
Do it now!
Q. Two wrongs don't make a ___.
Options: left · wrong · right · rule
Answer: right
Getting even doesn't fix anything.
Q. United we stand, divided we ___.
Options: run · lose · wait · fall
Answer: fall
Together we're strong.
Q. Variety is the spice of ___.
Options: life · food · work · travel
Answer: life
Different things make life interesting.
Q. What goes around comes ___.
Options: back · around · home · again
Answer: around
How you treat others comes back to you.
Q. When the cat's away, the mice will ___.
Options: eat · hide · play · sleep
Answer: play
People relax when the boss isn't looking.
Q. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it ___.
Options: swim · run · stop · drink
Answer: drink
You can't force someone to take your help.
Q. You can't have your cake and ___ it too.
Options: eat · sell · keep · share
Answer: eat
You can't have it both ways.
Q. You can't teach an old dog new ___.
Options: words · tricks · games · songs
Answer: tricks
It's hard to change old ways.
Q. A watched pot never ___.
Options: cooks · spills · boils · cools
Answer: boils
Waiting makes time drag.
Q. Absence makes the heart grow ___.
Options: colder · weaker · sadder · fonder
Answer: fonder
You miss people more when they're away.
Q. A bird in the hand is worth two in the ___.
Options: bush · sky · nest · tree
Answer: bush
What you have beats what you might get.
Q. Barking dogs seldom ___.
Options: run · bite · sleep · listen
Answer: bite
The loudest are often the least dangerous.
Q. Charity begins at ___.
Options: school · church · home · work
Answer: home
Look after your own family first.
Q. First come, first ___.
Options: seated · chosen · paid · served
Answer: served
Whoever arrives first gets it first.
Q. Half a loaf is better than ___.
Options: none · one · two · bread
Answer: none
Something beats nothing.
Q. He who laughs last laughs ___.
Options: loudest · longest · alone · twice
Answer: longest
The final winner is the real winner.
Q. Hope for the best, prepare for the ___.
Options: rain · future · worst · party
Answer: worst
Be positive, but be ready.
Q. In one ear and out the ___.
Options: nose · door · window · other
Answer: other
Said when someone doesn't listen at all.
Q. Look on the bright ___.
Options: side · day · light · star
Answer: side
Find the good in it.
Q. Practice what you ___.
Options: learn · preach · hear · know
Answer: preach
Do what you tell others to do.
Q. Rain or ___.
Options: snow · storm · shine · wind
Answer: shine
'Rain or shine' means whatever the weather.
Q. Seeing is ___.
Options: knowing · learning · reading · believing
Answer: believing
You believe it once you see it.
Q. The bigger they are, the harder they ___.
Options: fall · hit · run · shout
Answer: fall
The mighty crash hardest.
Q. Silence is ___.
Options: empty · golden · boring · safe
Answer: golden
Sometimes saying nothing is best.
Q. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single ___.
Options: map · road · step · dream
Answer: step
Big things start small.
Q. Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do ___.
Options: later · never · tonight · today
Answer: today
Do it now, not later.
Q. The customer is always ___.
Options: right · busy · kind · waiting
Answer: right
Shops try to keep customers happy.
Q. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to fish and you feed him for a ___.
Options: week · lifetime · month · year
Answer: lifetime
Teaching helps far more than giving.
Q. When one door closes, another ___.
Options: shuts · breaks · opens · locks
Answer: opens
A lost chance makes room for a new one.
Q. Beggars can't be ___.
Options: winners · buyers · rich · choosers
Answer: choosers
If you're getting help, you can't be fussy.
Q. A penny saved is a penny ___.
Options: earned · lost · spent · found
Answer: earned
Saving money is as good as making it.
Q. Cleanliness is next to ___.
Options: tidiness · godliness · kindness · happiness
Answer: godliness
Keeping clean is a great virtue.
Q. If you can't beat them, ___ them.
Options: fight · leave · join · teach
Answer: join
Sometimes it's better to team up.
Q. The proof of the pudding is in the ___.
Options: cooking · recipe · baking · eating
Answer: eating
You only really know once you try it.