2. 1.The best swim near the bottom.

3. 1.The best fish swim near the bottom.

4. 2.The longest way round is the nearest way.

5. The longest way round is the nearest way home.

6. 3.The on the other side of the are the sweetest.

7. The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest.

8. 4.Don’t cross a till you come to it.

9. Don’t cross a bridge till you come to it. Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

10. 5.Don’t count your before the have hatched.

11. Don’t count your chickens before the eggs have hatched.

12. 6.Don’t put all your in one.

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

15. Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.

17. Every cloud has a silver lining.

19. Every dog has his day.

21. Every flow must have its ebb. Every ebb must have its flow.

23. Everything comes to him who waits.

25. Experience is the mother of wisdom.

26. He is the black sheep of the family. It’s raining cats and dogs. She goes ape if she sees someone smoking. Oh no! I’ve broken Mum’s favourite vase. I’ll be in the dog house when she comes back. I told you not to tell Mum that I was punished at school today. Why did you let the cat out of the bag? Joe always eats like a horse. Once I saw him eat a whole plate of ham for breakfast! To buy a computer game? Right, and pigs might fly. When it comes to singing, he is like a fish out of water. I can’t believe you still remember what I said two years ago. You have a memory like an elephant!