A primary school 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. It's hard to believe these were actually done by 6 year-olds, (the last one is classic!)
> 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 an older 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 is 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.
> And the favourite:
> Better late than............................pregnant!