equal, and frequently superior. 1886 H. JAMES Princess Casamassima I. xiv. ‘If she
isn’t, what becomes of your explanation?’.. ‘Oh, it doesn’t matter; at night all cats are
grey.’ 1990 R. RICHARDSON Dying of Light xi. 130 He braked as a cat scuttled in front
of him. .. ‘Was that black?’ ‘All cats are grey in the dark,’ Tess quoted. ‘But it could have
been. That’s lucky.’ 2007 New Scientist 30 June 45 There is a French expression which in
English becomes ‘at night all cats are grey’, but the Hungarian version of this translates
as ‘at night all cows are black’. similarity and dissimilaritycattle see HURRY no man’s cattle.caught see don’t SELL the skin till you have caught the bear.cause see no one should be JUDGE in his own cause.cease see WONDERS will never cease.century see BETTER a century of tyranny than one day of chaos.certain see CHILDREN are certain cares, but uncertain comforts; NOTHING is certain but
death and taxes; NOTHING is certain but the unforeseen.
chaff see you cannot CATCH old birds with chaff; a KING’S chaff is worth more than
other men’s corn.
A CHAIN is no stronger than its weakest link1856 C. KINGSLEY Letter 1 Dec. (1877) II. 499 The devil is very busy, and no one
knows better than he, that ‘nothing is stronger than its weakest part’. 1868 L. STEPHEN
in Cornhill Mag. XVII. 295 A chain is no stronger than its weakest link; but if you show
how admirably the last few are united.. half the world will forget to test the security of
the.. parts which are kept out of sight. 1986 L. J. PETER Peter Pyramid ii. A chain is only
as strong as its weakest link; and the longer the chain, the more weak links. strength
and weaknessDon’t CHANGE horses in mid-stream