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... Burlington Free Press , June 29 , 1997 : without pages ) Watched pot never gets smoked . ( The Burlington Free Press , June 3 , 1995 : 1C ) A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle . ( Mieder 1989 : 243 ) { The proverb is ...
... Burlington Free Press , June 29 , 1997 : without pages ) Watched pot never gets smoked . ( The Burlington Free Press , June 3 , 1995 : 1C ) A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle . ( Mieder 1989 : 243 ) { The proverb is ...
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... Burlington Free Press , January 28 , 1987 : 2D ) Flood a cold and drown a fever . ( St. Louis Post - Dispatch , September 13 , 1974 : 12D ; Mieder 1991 : 96 ) Is it " Feed a cold and starve a fever " or the other way round ? You're ...
... Burlington Free Press , January 28 , 1987 : 2D ) Flood a cold and drown a fever . ( St. Louis Post - Dispatch , September 13 , 1974 : 12D ; Mieder 1991 : 96 ) Is it " Feed a cold and starve a fever " or the other way round ? You're ...
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... Burlington Free Press , June 3 , 1995 : 1C ) You can't teach an old dog new tricks . ( DAP 162 ; ODEP 805 ; CODP 250 ; MPPS 179 ; NTC 237 ) { People who are used to doing things in a particular way do not welcome any innovations or ...
... Burlington Free Press , June 3 , 1995 : 1C ) You can't teach an old dog new tricks . ( DAP 162 ; ODEP 805 ; CODP 250 ; MPPS 179 ; NTC 237 ) { People who are used to doing things in a particular way do not welcome any innovations or ...
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Twisted Wisdom: Modern Anti-Proverbs Wolfgang Mieder,Anna Tóthné Litovkina No preview available - 2002 |
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