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Scant of cheeks makes a long nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He can see an inch before his nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

It keeps his nose at the grindstane.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He's got his nose in a gude kail pat.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Your minnie's milk is no out of your nose yet.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He that has a muckle nose thinks ilk ane speaks o't.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He snites his nose in his neighbour's dish to get the brose himsel.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

I would as soon see your nose be cheese, and the cat get the first bite of it.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Who is in front everywhere often gets a nose-burn.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

It's always something said the girl with a nosebleed.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

Don't borrow another's nose to breathe with.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai

Don't borrow someone else's nose to breathe with.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai

It is easy to see the fly on the other person's nose, while ignoring the horse on your own.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about people

One good punch on your enemy's nose, gives more pleasure than hearing well-meaning advice from your elders.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about pleasure, advice, enemies, good, good luck

Landing a single punch on your enemies nose is more satisfying than hearing well-intentioned advice from your elders.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about enemies, advice

The nose of him whose guide is a crow will never get out of the shit.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

When water reaches up to the nose, the calf is a swimmer.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

You cannot breathe through another man's nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about man

The foot has no nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Zulu

The schlemiel lands on his back and bruises his nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish