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It is a bare Moor that he goes over, and gets not a Cow.

Proverbs and old sayings

It is ill fishing if the hook is bare.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fishing

Hair and hair make the carlo's beard bare.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Better rough an' sonsy than bare an' donsy.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Who can't bite should not bare his teeth

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Catch a tiger with bare hands.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai about trap

A dog that intends to bite does not bare its teeth.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

A thread-bare coat is armour proof against highwaymen.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

The attacks of a wild beast cannot be averted with only bare hands.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A person who uses the world as his carrying pad will find himself carrying his load on his bare head.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about world, heads, people

Ken when to spend and when to spare, and ye needna be busy, and ye'll ne'er be bare.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

It is better to wear mended clothes than being without clothes or bare.

Proverbs and old sayings Yemenite about clothes, being