A Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

BUSINESS before pleasure

BUSINESS is war

CORPORATIONS have neither bodies to be punished..

EVERY man to his trade

MONEY has no smell

where there’s MUCK there’s brass

PUNCTUALITY is the soul of business

SELL in May and go away

SHORT reckonings make long friends

TRADE follows the flag

there are TRICKS in every trade

TWO of a trade never agree

busybodies see also eavesdroppers

if it ain’t BROKE, don’t fix it

let the COBBLER stick to his last

EVERYBODY’S business is nobody’s business

LAY-OVERS for meddlers

LET well alone

let SLEEPING dogs lie

the more you STIR it..

TOO many cooks spoil the broth

buying and selling see also business

BUY in the cheapest market..

you BUY land, you buy stones..

let the BUYER beware

the BUYER has need of a hundred eyes..

the CUSTOMER is always right

a MONEYLESS man goes fast through the market

SELL in May and go away

it takes TWO to make a bargain

one WHITE foot, buy him..

the WORTH of a thing is what it will bring

calendar lore see also weather lore

BARNABY bright, Barnaby bright..

CANDLEMAS day, put beans in the clay..

ne’er CAST a clout till May be out

FEBRUARY fill dyke..

on the FIRST of March, the crows begin to search

MARRY in May, rue for aye