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One idiot threw a stone in the well, forty wise people could not get it out.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about people

Almost a hit, said the boy as he threw the stone at his dog and hit his stepmother's leg.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

In time a mouse will gnaw threw a cable.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about time

When they fooled the chicken they threw her into a carrying basket.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

All freight lightens, said the skipper, when he threw his wife overboard.

Proverbs and old sayings German about wife

Age before beauty, said the devil as he threw his grandmother off' the stairs.

Proverbs and old sayings German about beauty, age, olderness, devil

He threw in the towel.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

He threw the reins between the horses.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

He has stirred up, or threw a stone into, still water.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about water

The widow is just as fiery as the horse that threw her.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan

The ox that tossed me threw me into a good place.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about good, good luck

Every little helps to lighten the freight, said the captain, as he threw his wife overboard.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wife