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/ə dɛd bi meɪks noʊ ˈhʌni/
Example:
You need to rest and recover; remember, a dead bee makes no honey.
/ˈæf.tɚ deθ kʌmz ðə ˈdɑːk.tɚ/
Example:
They finally offered a loan after the business had already declared bankruptcy; after death comes the doctor.
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
/ɪf ɪt eɪnt broʊk doʊnt fɪks ɪt/
Example:
The current system works fine, so if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
sue a beggar and catch a louse
/suː ə ˈbeɡ.ər ænd kætʃ ə laʊs/
Example:
Trying to get a refund from that bankrupt company is like trying to sue a beggar and catch a louse.
why buy a cow when you can get the milk for free
/waɪ baɪ ə kaʊ wɛn juː kæn ɡɛt ðə mɪlk fɔːr friː/
Example:
He doesn't want to get married; he thinks, why buy a cow when you can get the milk for free?
it is ill striving against the stream
/ɪt ɪz ɪl ˈstraɪvɪŋ əˈɡenst ðə striːm/
Example:
He tried to change the company's culture alone, but soon realized it is ill striving against the stream.
if my aunt had been a man, she'd have been my uncle
/ɪf maɪ ænt hæd bɪn ə mæn, ʃid hæv bɪn maɪ ˈʌŋ.kəl/
Example:
He says we would have won if the weather was better, but if my aunt had been a man, she'd have been my uncle.