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Never put your thumbs between two grinders.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

He who remains in the mill grinds, not he who goes to and fro.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

It's the grinding of his teeth that awakes the blacksmith's dog, not the noise of the hammer.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

The first at the mill can grind the first.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fairy tales, man

The man who comes with a talk about others has himself an ax to grind.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Beautiful discourse is rarer than emerald, yet it can be found among the servant girls at the grindstones.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian

He that will have a cake out of the wheat must tarry the grinding.

Proverbs and old sayings English

The smith's dog sleeps at the noise of the hammer, and wakes at the grinding of teeth.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

It's tough trying to keep your feet on the ground, your head above the clouds, your nose to the grindstone, your shoulder to the wheel, your finger on the pulse, your eye on the ball and your ear to the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads