Proverbs !!

Once, a school teacher gave the children a test on popular proverbs. It was in the form of fill up the blanks. That is, half of it was there and the kids need to finish the rest.. and the result? Here are some samples:


As you make your bed so
shall you . . . mess it up.

Better to be safe than . . .
hit a teacher.

You can lead a horse
to water but . . . how?


Don’t bite the hand that . . .
looks dirty.

A miss is as good as a . . . mr.

You can’t teach an
old dog . . . maths.

The pen is mightier
than the . . . pigs.

An idle mind is . . .
the best way to relax.

There’s no smoke
without . . . pollution.


A penny saved . . .
is not much.

Two’s company, three’s . . .
the musketeers.

Laugh and the world laughs with
you, cry and . . . you must blow
your own nose.

Children should be seen
and not . . . smacked or grounded.

When the blind
leadeth the
blind . . . best get
out of the way.


Never underestimate the
power of . . . termites.

No news is . . .
impossible.

Love all, trust . . . me.

Don’t put off till tomorrow
what . . . you put on to go to bed.


If at first you don’t succeed . . .
get new batteries.


People in glass
houses shouldn’t . . .
run around naked.