1. A fool always comes short of
his reckoning.
2. Every man has
his own habit.
3. Jack is as good as
his master.
4. Who repairs not
his gutter repairs his whole house.
5. Pay somebody back in
his own coin.
6. He who overcomes
his anger subdues his greatest enemy.
7. To pay a person in
his own way.
8. Let not the cobbler go beyond
his last.
9. Every man is the master of
his own fortune.
10. Beard the lion in
his den.
11. He that doth lend, doth lose
his friend.
12. Man is the artificer of
his own happiness.
13. Love rules
his kingdom without a word.
14. An Englishman’s home is
his castle.
15. He works best who knows
his trade.
16. A cock is bold on
his dunghill.
17. He measures another’s corn by
his own bushel.
18. All is fish that comes to
his net.
19. Answer a fool according to
his folly.
20. Each man has his limitations.
21. He alone is happy who commands
his passions.
22. The black ox has trod on
his foot.
23. For man is man and master of
his fate.
24. A wicked man is
his own hell.
25. A servant is known by
his master's absence.
26. Happy is he that is happy in
his children.
27. Everybody has
his merits and faults.
28. Every salesman boasts of
his own wares.
29. A man is known by
his friends.
30. Every man hath [has]
his faults.
1. He is too proud to see his own mistake.
2. He felt scorn for his working-class parents.
3. His energy and talent elevate him to godlike status.
4. I'm not joking. Those were his actual words.
5. He is called Mitch, because his name is Mitchell.
6. He decided to go of his own accord.
7. His plots are always very ingenious.
8. He wailed and clung to his mother.
9. Jim raised his hands in a despairing gesture.
10. His coat was covered with dirt.
11. He was mad with me for losing his watch.
12. I was becoming increasingly suspicious of his motives.
13. He will receive physiotherapy on his damaged left knee.
14. Palmer kept hammering away at his report.
15. The entire family was demeaned by his behaviour.
16. The marriage took place notwithstanding his objections.
17. He swore vengeance on his child's killer.
18. He broke his neck in the fall.
19. His personal wealth is estimated at around $100 million.
20. I resent his interference in my work.
21. The scene was embedded in his memory.
22. His hair was as white as snow.
23. He got into a tangle with his budget figures.
24. He should be praised for his honesty.
25. His father is a staff sergeant in the army.
26. He was so solicitous of his guests.
27. He had good luck in his.
28. Dr Kengerli looks to Turkey as his mother country.
29. His amazing recovery confounded the medical specialists.
30. There is no doubt about his innocence.