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Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.

Proverbs and old sayings

Throw a lucky man in the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings about fishing, man

Throw him into the river and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings about fishing

Throw a lucky man into the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings about fishing, man

Throw a resourceful person into a river, and he will probably come out with a fish in his hand.

Proverbs and old sayings about fishing, people

Throw out a brick to attract a jade.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Throw in a rock as someone is drowning in the well.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about rocks

Throw no stones at a sleeping dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Throw not the child out with the bath.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about children

Throw not thy hatchet at the Lord, He will turn the sharp edge against thee.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Throwing the hat at something.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Throw that bone to another dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Throwing your cap at a bird is not the way to catch it.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about trap

Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about trap

Throw good to your left and right, and you'll find it when you'll need it.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about rightness, need, contentment, good, good luck

Throw January cabbages in the garbage.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

The best throw of the dice is to throw them away.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

If you throw a millipede you should throw away the stick you picked it up with.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

A stone thrown at the right time is better than a stone thrown at the wrong time.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about time, bad, rightness

Give a man luck and throw him into the sea.

Proverbs and old sayings British about bad luck, good luck, man