Put a begger on horseback, and he will ride fast, or else break his neck.
Proverbs and old sayings about fasting
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As wight as a wabster's doublet, that ilka day taks a thief by the neck.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about thieves, day
Before it's ready to eat the fig must be mature, dripping, with a bent neck and a thin skin.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
The hand of the child cannot reach the shelf, nor the hand of the adult get through the neck of the gourd.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about children
