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You may well have caught a bird, but have you a fire to roast it on?
Madagascan Proverb
Govern a country as you would roast a crocodile on a spit.
Madagascan Proverb
Big boast, small roast.
English Proverb
He gives him roast meat and beats him with the spit.
Persian Proverb
Nobody gathers firewood to roast a thin goat.
Kenyan Proverb
An onion shared with a friend tastes like roast lamb.
Egyptian Proverb
It's easy to say "may allah roast the lion's mother,” when the lion isn't there.
Moorish Proverb
So not roast all your corn in the winter.
Togolese Proverb
Do not roast baobab kernels and leave those who have teeth chewing.
Swahili Proverb
There is no feast till a roast and no torment till a marriage.
Irish Proverb
Great smoke, little roast.
Italian Proverb
Much smoke, and little roast.
Italian Proverb
A cat that licks the spit is not to be trusted with roast meat.
Italian Proverb
Many a one leaves the roast who afterwards longs for the smoke of it.
Italian Proverb
Roast geese don't come flying into your mouth.
Dutch Proverb
Roast pigeons don't fly through the air.
Dutch Proverb
Great boast. little roast.
Dutch Proverb
A peasant will stand on the top of a hill for a very long time with his mouth open before a roast duck will fly in.
Spanish Proverb
When a woman is hungry, she says, "Roast something for the children that they may eat."
Ghana Proverb
A patient woman can roast an ox with a lantern.
Chinese Proverb
Great boast, small roast.
Chinese Proverb
Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.
Chinese Proverb
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