Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Throw a resourceful person into a river, and
he will probably come out with a fish in
his hand.
Throw a sprat to catch a whale.
Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.
Throw good to your left and right, and
you'll find it when you'll need it.
Throw him into the river and he will come
up with a fish in his mouth.
Throw in a rock as someone is drowning in
the well.
Throw January cabbages in the garbage.
Throw no stones at a sleeping dog.
Throw not the child out with the bath.
Throw not thy hatchet at the Lord, He will
turn the sharp edge against thee.
Throw out a brick to attract a jade.
Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel.
Throw that bone to another dog.
Throw the fat man down the well if the
crops fail.
Throwing the hat at something.
Throwing your cap at a bird is not the way
to catch it.
Thrust not thy finger in a fool's mouth.
Thunder cannot make a deaf person hear.
Thunder clouds do not always give rain.
Thunder is louder than the little rain
warrants.
Thunder is not yet rain.
Thundershowers and great men's favour are
always partial.
Thus years glide by.
Thy Thumb is under my Belt.
Thy tongue is no slander.
Tickle us, do we not laugh? Prick us, do we
not bleed? Wrong us, shall we not seek
revenge?
Ticks and money are difficult to pluck out.
Ticks, bedbugs and a crying child are
unendurable.
Tide and time wait [bides] for no man.
Tideh fi mi, tomorrow fi yu.
Tie me hand and foot and throw me among
my own people.
Tie the burden securely and go off singing.
Tie the donkey where the owner wants, and
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let the wolf come to devour him.
Tie up the hen that eats at your place and
lays eggs elsewhere.
Tie your camel and rely on God.
Tied to the sowre apple-tree.
T'ief no love fi si t'ief carry long bag.
Tigers and deer do not stroll together.
Tigers die and leave their skins; people die
and leave their names.
Tigers die and leave their stripes, but
humans die leaving their names.
Tighter than a needle's eye.
Till age forty it is better to eat. after that,
drinking is better.
Till age six, your son is your master; until
ten he's your servant; until sixteen, a
wonderful adviser; from then on, he's
either your friend or your enemy.
Till ither tinklers ill may ye 'gree.
Time and hour run through the roughest
day.
Time and I against any two.
Time and opportunity are in no man's
sleeve.
Time and patience change the mulberry leaf
to satin.
Time and Patience would bring the snail to
Jerusalem.
Time and place make the thief.
Time and straw make medlars ripe.
Time and the hour are not to be tied with a
rope.
Time and thinking tame the strongest grief.
Time and tide wait for no man.
Time and tide will tarry on nae man.
Time and words can't be recalled, even if it
was only yesterday.
Time best healer.
Time betrays and hangs the thief.
Time brings everything, to those who can
wait for it.
Time brings roses.
Time builds castles, and time destroys them.
Time chases love away and love chases the
time away.