A grade one teacher collected well-known proverbs.

She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb.
Strike while the … insect is close.
Never underestimate the power of … ants.
Don’t bite the hand that … looks dirty.
Better to be safe than … punch a grade 7 boy.
If you lie down with dogs, you’ll … stink in the morning.
It’s always darkest before … Daylight Saving Time.
You can lead a horse to water but … how?
No news is … impossible.
A miss is as good as a … Mr.
You can’t teach an old dog new … maths.
Love all, trust … me.
The pen is mightier than the … pigs.
An idle mind is … the best way to relax.
Where there’s smoke there’s … pollution.
Happy the bride who … gets all the presents.
A penny saved is … not much.
Two’s company, three’s … the Musketeers.
Don’t put off till tomorrow what … you put on to go to bed.
Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and … you have to blow your nose.
There are none so blind as … Stevie Wonder.
Children should be seen and not … smacked or grounded.
If at first you don’t succeed … get new batteries.
You get out of something only what you … see in the picture on the box.
When the blind leadeth the blind … get out of the way.
Better late than … pregnant!
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