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shut
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a DOOR must either be shut or open
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when ONE door shuts, another opens
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it is too late to shut the STABLE-door after the horse has bolted
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shy
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ONCE bitten, twice shy
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sick
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the DEVIL was sick, the Devil a saint would be
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HOPE deferred makes the heart sick
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side
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it is BEST to be on the safe side
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the BREAD never falls but on its buttered side
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the GRASS is always greener on the other side of the fence
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PROVIDENCE is always on the side of the big battalions
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there are TWO sides to every question
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sight
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in vain the NET is spread in the sight of the bird
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OUT of sight, out of mind
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SILENCE is a woman's best garment
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