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a cat can look at a king »    Alternative form of a cat may look at a king.1982, A J Ayer,

a leopard cannot change its spots »    One cannot change one's own nature.1597, William Shakespeare, Richard II Act i, Scene 1 (First Folio):King. Lyons make Leopards tame.Mowbray. Yea but not change his ?pots.1611, King James Version of the Bible, Jeremiah 13:23:Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe Chapter 32:End now all unkindness. Let us put the Jew to ransom, since the leopard will not change his spots, and a Jew he will continue to be.1918, Johnston McCulley, Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment:The leopard cannot change his spots, old boy.

a picture is worth a thousand words »    Alternative form of a picture paints a thousand words.

a watched kettle never boils »    Alternative form of a watched pot never boils.

apple does not fall far from the stem »    Alternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.

apple does not fall far from the trunk »    Alternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.

apple never falls far from the tree »    Alternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.

back-assward »    Alternative form of bass-ackwards.

back-asswards »    Alternative form of bass-ackwards.

backassward »    Alternative form of bass-ackwards.

backasswards »    Alternative form of bass-ackwards.

bale out »    Alternative spelling of bail out.

barking dogs never bite »    Alternative form of barking dogs seldom bite.

bass-ackward »    Alternative form of bass-ackwards.

bass-ackwards »    Alternative form of ass-backwards.

bassackward »    Alternative form of bass-ackwards.

bassackwards »    Alternative form of bass-ackwards.

be the way to go »    Represent the best of all possible options or courses of action; pre-eminate over all other choices or alternatives.

beat up »    To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.

boot camp »    A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term.

boys will be boys »    It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.

broken-hearted »    Alternative spelling of brokenhearted. Feeling depressed, despondent, or hopeless, especially over losing a love.

bros before hos »    Alternative spelling of bros before hoes.

bust a cap in someone's ass »    Alternative form of pop a cap in someone's ass.

buttoned-down »    Alternative form of button-down.

caught between the devil and the deep blue sea »    Having a choice between two alternatives, both undesirable.

deliver the message to Garcia »    Alternative form of carry the message to Garcia.

desperate times require desperate measures »    Alternative form of desperate times call for desperate measures.

don't cry over spilled milk »    Alternative spelling of don't cry over spilt milk.

don't dip your pen in company ink »    Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.

early bird catches the worm »    Alternative form of early bird gets the worm.

even Jove nods »    Alternative form of even Homer nods.

every rule has an exception »    Alternative form of there is an exception to every rule.

everything and the kitchen sink »    Alternative form of everything but the kitchen sink.

fancypants »    Alternative spelling of fancy pants. The condition of being overly showy; concerned more about one's reputation than anything else.

fifteen minutes of fame »    Alternate form of 15 minutes of fame.

forewarned, forearmed »    Alternative form of forewarned is forearmed.

fortune favors the brave »    Alternative form of fortune favors the bold.

fortune favours the bold »    Alternative form of fortune favors the bold.

fortune favours the brave »    Alternative form of fortune favors the bold.

go the distance »    To have the endurance to see a difficult sustained challenge to its natural end without faltering.

great oaks from little acorns grow »    Alternative form of mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

handwriting on the wall »    Alternative form of writing on the wall. A divine prediction or sentence to fate.

haul off »    To alter course so as to get farther away from an object.

have someone by the short hairs »    To have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.

he who laughs last laughs hardest »    Alternative form of he who laughs last laughs best.

head south »    Alternative form of go south; to decrease or become unfavorable; to take a turn for the worse.

hens' teeth »    Alternative form of hen's teeth.

it ain't the whistle that pulls the train »    Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.

it is not the whistle that pulls the train »    Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.

it isn't the whistle that pulls the train »    Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.

jack-tar »    Alternative spelling of jacktar.

jump rope »    The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.

kettle of fish »    A situation which is recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation, and which is not necessarily unfavorable.

ladies man »    Alternative spelling of lady's man.

ladies' man »    Alternative spelling of lady's man.

little pitchers have long ears »    Alternative form of little pitchers have big ears.

look through rose-tinted glasses »    Alternative spelling of wear rose-colored glasses.

loved up »    Alternative spelling of loved-up.

make a virtue of necessity »    To make the best of a difficult situation; to recast or portray an action or situation in which one has no alternatives as an action or situation which was deliberately chosen on its merits.

measure twice, cut once »    Alternative form of measure twice and cut once.

mind one's P's and Q's »    Alternative spelling of mind one's p's and q's.

move the goalposts »    To alter the agreed basis, scope, standards or target of a procedure or task during its course, especially to do so to someone's advantage.

necessity is the mother of innovation »    Alternative form of necessity is the mother of invention.

never look a gift horse in the mouth »    Alternative form of don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

nickel-and-dime »    Alternative spelling of nickel and dime.

no dice »    An unacceptable alternative.

old school »    Characteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.

one's jig is up »    Alternative form of the jig is up. [for one].

or else »    Otherwise or as an alternative.

or what »    Or something else; allows for the existence of an unexpressed alternative to what was said.

out the window »    Made obsolete; altered drastically as a result of situational change.

paint oneself into a corner »    To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.

park that thought »    Alternative form of hold that thought.

pride cometh before a fall »    Alternative form of pride comes before a fall.

pride goes before a fall »    Alternative form of pride comes before a fall.

pride goeth before a fall »    Alternative form of pride comes before a fall.

proverbs come in pairs »    Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1979, Irving Howe, John Hollander, David Bromwich, Literature as Experience: An Anthology, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ISBN 0155511130, page 325:Sometimes proverbs come in pairs, the first one providing the context, the second, the revision.

proverbs go in pairs »    Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1932, Bertrand Russell,

proverbs hunt in pairs »    Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs.

proverbs often come in pairs »    Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs.

roadwarrior »    Alternative spelling of road warrior.

rocking-horse shit »    Alternative form of rocking horse shit.

root around »    Alternative form of root about.

ropable »    Alternative spelling of ropeable. Able to be roped.

run hot and cold »    To alternate between two opposite extremes, such as enthusiasm and disinterest or success and failure.

run in »    Alternative spelling of run-in.

run out »    Alternative spelling of runout.

sea legs »    Alternative name of surimi.

serpentine »    Sinuous; curving in alternate directions.

shy bairns get noot »    (Geordie) Alternative spelling of shy bairns get nowt.

six of one, half a dozen of the other »    The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.

skimp and save »    Alternative form of scrimp and save.

slip up »    To err, falter; to make a mistake.

socialized medicine »    A politically charged term used to contrast such systems with free market alternatives and emphasize the perceived link to socialism.

speak of the devil and he appears »    Alternative form of speak of the devil.

spick and span »    Alternative form of spick-and-span.

stick-in-the-mud »    Alternative spelling of stick in the mud.

switch off »    To alternate between; to trade.

tag team »    Two or more people or groups acting alternately to accomplish some task.

take down a peg »    Alternative form of pull down a peg.

take out »    Alternative spelling of takeout.

take the Michael »    Alternative form of take the mickey, usually considered more polite.

take the mick »    Alternative form of take the mickey.

talk of the devil »    Alternative form of speak of the devil.

tempus fugit »    time flies (used as an alternative to this phrase)."Meanwhile, the irreplaceable time escapes", expressing concern that one's limited time is being consumed by something which may have little intrinsic substance or importance at that moment.

the ends justify the means »    Alternative form of the end justifies the means.

the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you take »    Alternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get.

the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you're going to get »    Alternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get.

the proof is in the pudding »    Alternative form of the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you get »    Alternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get.

the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you take »    Alternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get.

the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you're going to get »    Alternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get.

the whistle does not pull the train »    Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.

the whistle doesn't pull the train »    Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.

tomato tomato »    Uses insignificant pronunciation difference to dismiss a correction to one's adherence to an alternative standard.

tough call »    A choice or judgment which is difficult to make, especially one involving only two alternatives.

up shit creek »    Alternative form of up the creek.

up shit creek without a paddle »    Alternative form of up the creek without a paddle.

when in Rome, do as the Romans »    Alternative form of when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

you can't tell a book by its cover »    Alternative form of you can't judge a book by its cover.

you don't dip your pen in the company's ink »    Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.

you don't dip your pen in the inkwell »    Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.

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