The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (215 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs Online
Authors: John Andrew Simpson,
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
2.4Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
GIVE a thing, and take a thing, to wear the Devil's gold ring
A rhyme used by schoolchildren when someone gives something and then asks for it back. Cf. PLATO
Philebus
19
E
o
í
Philebus
19
E
oí
Other books
Test Pilot's Daughter: Revenge by Ward, Steve
Illicit Magic by Chafer, Camilla
Regeneration X by Ellison Blackburn
Jealous Woman by James M. Cain
A Real Pickle by Jessica Beck
Rumor Has It by Jill Mansell
Tyrant: Destroyer of Cities by Christian Cameron
The Chronicles of Gan: The Thorn by Daron Fraley
The Mermaid Girl by Erika Swyler
The Windermere Witness by Rebecca Tope
