In list A there are 10 proverbs. Pair them off with their meanings in list B.List A.1) Dont look a gift horse in the mouth. 2) Set a sprat to catch a mackerel. 3) Theres no smoke without fire. 4) A watched pot never boils. 5) Its the pot calling the kettle black. 6) When the cats away, the mice will play. 7) Grasp the nettle. 8) Youve made your bed, now you must lie on it. 9) Help a lame dog over stile. 10) A burnt child dreads the fire.List B.1) You must put up with the results of your past actions. 2) You are as bad as the person you ar criticising. 3) Take a small risk to make a big profit. 4) People learn by experience. 5) Rumors usually have a basis of fact. 6) Give assistance to somebody in distress. 7) Its safest to deal firmly with trouble. 8) Be grateful for a present-dont criticise its bad points. 9) People take advantage of the absence of authority. 10) Watching anxiously for something wont make it happen any sooner.

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