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Some common farm adages and expressions are:

Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (Meaning: Do not count on something before it happens.) Don't cast your pearls before swine (pigs). (Meaning: Do not offer something of great value to someone who cannot appreciate it.) Make hay while the sun shines. (Meaning: Do something while you can, the opportunity may be gone later.) Barking dogs seldom bite. (Meaning: People who talk the most often do the least.) Do not let the foxes guard the henhouse. (Meaning: Do not give a job to someone who will exploit it.) Do not look a gift horse in the mouth. (Meaning: If someone gives you something, do not examine it closely for faults. People look at a horse's teeth to determine its age.) Do not try to teach a pig to sing. (Meaning: Trying to do the impossible is a waste of time.) As scarce as hen's teeth. (Meaning: Nonexistent or very, very rare, since hen do not have teeth.) Separate the wheat from the chaff. (Meaning: Distinguish between the valuable and the worthless.) Hold your horses. (Meaning: Slow down or calm down.) You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (Meaning: You can not make a person do something if they are unwilling.) As you sow, so shall you reap. (Meaning: You get what you deserve.) You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. (Meaning: You can't turn a valueless object into a valuable one.) The black sheep of the family. (Meaning: The odd person in the family.) In a pig's eye. (Meaning: It is not likely.) A needle in a haystack. (Meaning: It is hard to find.)

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Adages Cloze #1 (Fill-in-the-Blanks Quiz) Fill in the blanks for 15 common sayings. Answers

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Sleeping Adage Alphabet Code Use the alphabet code to find the sleeping adage. Answer: "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

Workmanship Adage Alphabet Code Use the alphabet code to find the secret message. Answer: "Measure twice, cut once."