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 : Twelve proverbial silhouettes


Twelve proverbial silhouettes

Twelve proverbial silhouettes given a literal depiction: the fat is in the fire, to have a finger in the pie, sending coals to Newcastle, one sows and another reaps, the last drop makes the cup overflow, to hit the nail on the head, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, tall oaks from little acorns grow, to lay up for a rainy day, early to bed early to rise, straws show which way the wind blows, a rolling stone gathers no moss

Picture No
10504096
Media ID
46588183
Size
2686px x 3508px (816KB)
Credit
©H L Oakley / Mary Evans
Source
Silhouette by Harry Lawrence Oakley, in Peter Pan magazine 1936 in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital

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Acorns Blows Chef Coals Drop Gathers Grow Keeps Literal Nail Oakley Oaks Overflow Proverb Proverbial Proverbs Rainy Reaps Sacks Seeds Sending Slope Sows Straws Stretching Yawning


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