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a pack of cards is the devil's prayer book
/ə pæk ʌv kɑːrdz ɪz ðə ˈdɛvəlz prɛr bʊk/
Example:
My grandmother never allowed gambling in her house, always saying that a pack of cards is the devil's prayer book.
it is ill jesting with edged tools
/ɪt ɪz ɪl ˈdʒɛstɪŋ wɪð ɛdʒd tuːlz/
Example:
You shouldn't make light of their legal troubles; it is ill jesting with edged tools.
a ship in a harbor is safe but that is not what ships are built for
/ə ʃɪp ɪn ə ˈhɑːrbər ɪz seɪf bʌt ðæt ɪz nɑːt wʌt ʃɪps ɑːr bɪlt fɔːr/
Example:
I was afraid to start my own business, but then I remembered that a ship in a harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
/ə ˈweɪ.dʒər ɪz ə fuːlz ˈɑːr.ɡjə.mənt/
Example:
He tried to bet me fifty dollars that he was right, but I just told him that a wager is a fool's argument.
he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount
/hiː huː raɪdz ə ˈtaɪɡər ɪz əˈfreɪd tuː dɪsˈmaʊnt/
Example:
The CEO realized that he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount; stopping the project now would cause a total market collapse.
lose the horse or win the saddle
/luːz ðə hɔːrs ɔːr wɪn ðə ˈsæd.əl/
Example:
He decided to invest his entire savings into the startup; it was a case of lose the horse or win the saddle.
nothing ventured, nothing gained
/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ ˈven.tʃɚd ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ ɡeɪnd/
Example:
I know the investment is risky, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet
/ðə kæt wʊd iːt fɪʃ, bʌt wʊd nɑːt wet hɜːr fiːt/
Example:
He wants a promotion without working overtime; the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet.
if you do not speculate, you cannot accumulate
/ɪf ju du nɑt ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt, ju ˈkænɑt əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/
Example:
He decided to invest his savings in the new startup, believing that if you do not speculate, you cannot accumulate.
faint heart never won fair lady
/feɪnt hɑːrt ˈnev.ər wʌn fer ˈleɪ.di/
Example:
You should ask her out; remember, faint heart never won fair lady.