A Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

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drunken see CHILDREN and fools tell the truth; HEAVEN protects children, sailors, and
drunken men.


druv (drove, driven): see SUSSEX won’t be druv.

dry see you never MISS the water till the well runs dry; SOW dry and set wet; put your
TRUST in God and keep your powder dry.


due see give CREDIT where credit is due; GIVE the Devil his due.

dumb see a CHERRY year a merry year.

dunghill see every COCK will crow upon his own dunghill.

dust see a PECK of March dust is worth a king’s ransom.

duty see the FIRST duty of a soldier is obedience.

dying see you cannot SHIFT an old tree without it dying.

dyke see FEBRUARY fill dyke, be it black or be it white.
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