The lizard would like to stand erect, but his tail will not permit him.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo
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A snake that swallows his friend will have a tail sticking out of his mouth.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo
A snake that swallows its neighbor will have a tail sticking out of its mouth.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo
The sieve says to the needle, You have a hole in your tail.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
By joining the tail to the trunk one makes up the whole elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
The dog's tail stays crooked even if he is buried for twelve years.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
The dog's tail, even if buried for twelve years, will remain as crooked as ever.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
If an eel is with fish, he shows his tail; if he is with snakes, he shows his head.
Proverbs and old sayings about heads
She wipes the plate with the cat's tail.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
Do not mistake a goats beard for a fine stallion's tail.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about mistake
Do not mistake a goat's beard for a fine stallion's tail.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about mistake
A cur's tail grows fast.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about fasting
The venom is in the tail.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian
A short tail won't keep off flies.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian
An ass's tail will not make a sieve.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian
He knows where the devil has his tail.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about devil
Let every fox take care of his own tail.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian
Cut off the dog's tail, he remains a dog.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian
He knows where the devil carries his tail.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about devil
Even the dog gets bread by wagging his tail.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian
