Memorize these and you could recognize 18.0% of all Proverbs clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | love | 6 | It "makes all men equal" & "makes the world go round" |
| 2 | time | 5 | According to the proverb on perserverance, it's how "the goose is plucked" |
| 3 | Money | 4 | "Never marry for" this, "Ye'll borrow it cheaper" |
| 4 | a lion | 4 | According to the Bible a lazy man who doesn't want to go out to work will say there's 1 of these in the streets |
| 5 | spoil the broth | 4 | A plethora of chefs ruins bouillon |
| 6 | another man's poison | 4 | One mind's moat is another mind's prison |
| 7 | opportunity | 3 | This "seldom knocks twice" |
| 8 | marry | 3 | Do this "in haste & repent at leisure" |
| 9 | until the fat lady sings | 3 | "The opera isn't over..." |
| 10 | twice shy | 3 | Once twice shy bitten |
| 11 | the grease | 3 | The grease wheel gets the squeaky |
| 12 | Strike while the iron is hot | 3 | Streak while the organ is wrought |
| 13 | play | 3 | "When the cat's away" this happens |
| 14 | let sleeping dogs lie | 3 | Chaucer's version of this proverb was "It is nought good a slepying hound to wake" |
| 15 | its weakest link | 3 | "A chain is no stronger than..." |
| 16 | healthy, wealthy & wise | 3 | "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man..." |
| 17 | Actions speak louder than words | 3 | Fractions speak lewder than weirds |
| 18 | a woman scorned | 3 | "Hell hath no fury..." |
| 19 | In wine, truth | 3 | Translation of the Latin proverb "In vino veritas" |
| 20 | while the sun shines | 2 | It's the best time to "make hay" |
| 21 | war | 2 | It's "death's feast", & "there has never been a good" one |
| 22 | Two heads are better than one | 2 | A variation of this is "4 eyes see more than 2" |
| 23 | to catch a thief | 2 | Completes the proverb, "Set a thief..." |
| 24 | the wind | 2 | "Straws show which way" this "blows" |
| 25 | the sweeter the meat | 2 | "The nearer the bone,..." |
| 26 | The pen is mightier than the sword | 2 | An old variation of this proverb said, "The dashe of a pen, is more greeuous then the counter use of a launce" |
| 27 | the devil | 2 | You have to "give" him "his due" |
| 28 | the bone | 2 | “The nearer” this, “the sweeter the flesh” |
| 29 | spring | 2 | It's when "a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love" |
| 30 | Sleep | 2 | One proverb says, "6 hours" of this "for a man, 7 for a woman & 8 for a fool" |
| 31 | Sheep | 2 | "He that makes himself" one of these "shall be eaten by the wolf" |
| 32 | run deep | 2 | Still waters... |
| 33 | rocks the cradle | 2 | "The hand that" does this, "rules the world" |
| 34 | Practice what you preach | 2 | What preach you practice |
| 35 | patience | 2 | It "surpasses learning" "is the best buckler against affronts", & "is a virtue" |
| 36 | one man's meat | 2 | It's "another man's poison" |
| 37 | necessity | 2 | This "mother of invention" "and opportunity may make a coward valiant" |
| 38 | music | 2 | In a William Congreve proverb, this "has charms to soothe a savage breast" |
| 39 | Miss | 2 | Oh, shoot! This is "as good as a mile" |
| 40 | look | 2 | According to the proverb, you should always do this "on the bright side" |
| 41 | last | 2 | "He laughs best who laughs" this way |
| 42 | Honesty | 2 | This may be "the best policy" but it's also "praised and starves" |
| 43 | home | 2 | “East, west”, this “is best” |
| 44 | haste | 2 | It "comes not alone" & "makes waste" |
| 45 | get out of the kitchen | 2 | "If you can't stand the heat..." |
| 46 | fool | 2 | "There's no" one of these "like an old" one |
| 47 | dead men | 2 | Separate proverbs state they "don't bite" & "tell no tales" |
| 48 | contempt | 2 | "Familiarity breeds..." |
| 49 | Clothes | 2 | We found one source that said these "make the man" & one that said they "do not make the man" |
| 50 | broken | 2 | "Promises, like pie-crust, are made to be..." |