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Translated Proverbs
Translated proverbs---or should we say "paraphrase pithy popular sayings embodying some familiar truth?"---should convince us to "never say in ten words what you can say in one." Can you uncover these fancy verbal wrappings?
1. Never subject a presented quadruped of the Equus Caballus family to detailed inspection of its oral cavity
2. Garner the centimes and the larger monetary units will supervise their own welfare
3. A culinary utensil under constant visual supervision never reaches a temperature of 212 degree F.
1. Never subject a presented quadruped of the Equus Caballus family to detailed inspection of its oral cavity
2. Garner the centimes and the larger monetary units will supervise their own welfare
3. A culinary utensil under constant visual supervision never reaches a temperature of 212 degree F.
Answer
1. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth2. Take care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves.
3. A watched pot never boils.
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