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"Don’t put all your eggs in one basket."

"Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth."

"Don’t judge a book by its cover."

"Don’t cross your bridges until you come to them."

"Don’t count the chickens before they are hatched."

"Dog don’t eat dog."

"Dog eat dog."

"Dirty water will quench fire."

"Curiosity killed the cat."

"Clothes make the man."

"Children and fools tell the truth."

"Charity begins at home."

"Carry coal to Newcastle"

"Business before pleasure."

"Blood is thicker than water."

"Birds of a feather flock together."

"Beware of the doctor, whose wife sells cemetery plots, whose brother owns a granite quarry, and whose father deals in shovels."

"Better the devil you know than the devil you don't."

"Better safe than sorry."

"Better late than never."

"Beggars can't be choosers."

"Before you can say knife."

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

""Beating around the bush." (auch: "Beating about the bush")"

"Barking up the wrong tree."

""Barking dogs seldom bite." (verbreiteter: "His bark is worse than his bite.")"

"Bad weeds grow tall."

"As you make your bed so you must lie on it."

"As broad as it is long."

"Any Tom, Dick or Harry."

"An idle brain is the devil's workshop."

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

""An apple a day keeps the doctor away." (oder: "... at bay")"

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

"All that glitters is not gold."

"All's well that ends well"

"All's fair in love and war."

"All roads lead to Rome."

"All mouth and no trousers."

"After the gathering comes the scattering."

"Actions speak louder than words."

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

"A stitch in time saves nine."

"A shoe too large trips one up."

"A rolling stone gathers no moss."

"A Roland for an Oliver."

"A penny saved is a penny got [earned]."

"A miss is as good as a mile."

"A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on."

"A lie has no legs."