A Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

SLOW but sure

SOFTLY, softly, catchee monkey

there is more than one WAY to skin a cat

there are more WAYS of killing a cat than choking it with cream

there are more WAYS of killing a dog

than choking it with butter there are more WAYS of killing a dog

than hanging it where there’s a WILL, there’s a way

he who WILLS the end, wills the

means

weakness see strength and weakness

wealth see riches

weather lore see also calendar lore

APRIL showers bring forth May flowers

there is no such thing as BAD weather..

if CANDLEMAS day be sunny and bright..

as the DAY lengthens, so the cold strengthens

a DRIPPING June sets all in tune

if in FEBRUARY there be no rain ..

a GREEN Yule makes a fat churchyard

LONG foretold, long last ..

MARCH comes in like a lion ..

so many MISTS in March, so many frosts in May

NORTH wind doth blow ..

when the OAK is before the ash ..

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

RAIN before seven, fine before eleven

RED sky at night, shepherd’s delight ..

ROBIN Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind

if SAINT Paul’s day be fair and clear ..

SAINT Swithun’s day, if thou be fair, for forty days it will remain

SEPTEMBER blow soft, till the fruit’s in the loft

the SHARPER the storm, the sooner it’s over

when the WIND is in the east, ‘tis neither good for man nor beast

weddings

happy is the BRIDE..

always a BRIDESMAID, never a bride

DREAM of a funeral ..