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Mother, I must have a husband, or I shall set fire to the house.
German Proverb
Tell your friend your secret, and he will set his foot on your neck.
Portuguese Proverb
Curses are like processions: they return to whence they set out.
Italian Proverb
Who would not have feet set on his neck, let him not stoop.
Italian Proverb
To set the wolf to keep the sheep.
Romanian Proverb
The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
Romanian Proverb
Set a cow to catch a hare.
Romanian Proverb
Don't build bigger houses than you may set roofs on.
Swedish Proverb
You can't use your hand to force the sun to set.
Nigerian Proverb
Set a thief to catch a thief.
Dutch Proverb
Set hard heart against hard hap.
Dutch Proverb
All cats are not to be set down for witches.
French Proverb
Set hard heart against hard hap.
French Proverb
Set a peasant on horseback, and he forgets both God and man.
Spanish Proverb
Set a sprat to catch a mackerel.
Spanish Proverb
Sow dry and set wet.
Spanish Proverb
To set fire to a church is not so bad as to speak ill of a virgin.
Serbian Proverb
A jealous woman will set a whole house on fire.
Latin Proverb
It is easy to set a cask a rolling.
Latin Proverb
Put a beggar on horseback and he'll ride it to death; Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the Devil.
English Proverb
Set all at sixe and seven.
English Proverb
To set the cart before the horse.
Italian Proverb
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