Cat got your tongue?

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"Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained"...........



Risks must be taken in order to achieve anything significant or meaningful: if you don’t take a risk, you won’t get a reward


Sidebar: The saying dates back to Chaucer (c. 1374) and is similar to the late fourteenth century French proverb: Qui onques rien n'enprist riens n'achieva (He who never undertook anything never achieved anything)

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"Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree"................



A child usually has a similar character or similar qualities to his or her parents.

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"Have One Foot In The Grave" / "At Death's Door"



To be on the verge of death: very old and in ill health.

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"Not The Brightest Crayon In The Box"........


A kinder way to say someone isn't very smart..

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" Best-laid Plans"



Said when something ends poorly or differently than expected, despite preparations for success. It is an abbreviated version of "The Best-laid Plans Of Mice And Men Often Go Astray."

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"Shoes On The Other Foot"..................



Literally wearing the right shoe on the left foot would be quite uncomfortable, and this notion is implied in this idiom, which suggests that changing places is not equally beneficial to both parties. The roles (of two or more people) have been reversed, especially roles that were the opposite of each other.

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"Testing The Water"(s)...........


To informally or casually attempt to gauge the reaction of a potential audience or recipient of something, or to try to get an idea of what something will be like before actually doing it.

Likened to feeling the temperature of water before getting in.