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Thread #153047 Message #3996871
Posted By: Mr Red
18-Jun-19 - 03:27 AM
Thread Name: Rhyming Proverbs: 'You snooze, you lose,' etc.
Subject: RE: Rhyming Proverbs: 'You snooze, you lose,' etc.
go with flow
race with the pace
walk the talk
from Yorkshire: if you do owt for nowt do it for the sen
one from my mother, which repeats and has 5 sibilant consonant rhymes:
handsome is, as handsome does
and one from grandma advising my sister on choosing a husband - it has repetition as a form of rhyme (or form of anaphora if you prefer):
winter 'em, summer 'em, and winter 'em again
my mantras are: run with the pun
& in reference to such puns: if ain't hurting it ain't working