Should I pitch in with some maxim about wooden nickles?
'Beneath You'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Call before you dig.
Oh! Don't stare directly at the sun, either.
Don't walk down a dark alley at night, unless you're Buffy or ita.
Think before you drink before you drive.
Measure twice, cut once?
He'll never buy the cow if he can get the milk for free.
Which only matters if you're giving away milk for free or you think of yourself as a cow *and*you want to be purchased. Otherwise, it doesn't mean a damn thing.
No foot, no horse.
Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.
Huh. Now that I think about it, is that plural sailors who are delighting? Or possessive plural sailors who own delight? Or a singular sailor who has all the delight to him/herself?
I bet it's sailors verbing. Ima edit.