put the cart before the horse.
To do something in an incorrect order.
Bite off more than one can chew.
To try to do something one is unable to do or incapable of doing.
Half a loaf is better than none.
It's better to have or receive less than one desires than to have or receive nothing at all.
If it's not one thing it's another.
The troubles seem to go on and on without end.
The sky is the limit.
There is no upper limit to something.
A trouble shared is a trouble halved.
Your troubles seem half as great when you discuss them with someone else.
A watched pot never boils.
If you watch or wait for something to get done or to happen it seems to take forever.
Two's company, three's a crowd.
It is always fun while there are only two people whereas the third person is an unwelcome intrusion.
Jump from the frying pan into the fire.
To go from a bad position to a worse one.
One swallow doesn't make a summer.
One success doesn't guarantee complete success.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Real life can be more incredible than anything which can be imagined.
You can't have your cake and eat it.
You must choose between two things as it is impossible to have both at the same time.
As you make your bed so must you lie on it.
You must accept the consequences of your act.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
Live within your income; don't be too ambitious in your plans.
All's fish that comes the net.
When something comes our way we should consider how it might be useful or benefit us.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
It means that apples are so nutritious they keep you in the peak of health.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
What is beautiful to one person may not be beautiful to others.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Someone in need should be grateful for what is given to him – even if it's not what he wants or expects.
The blind leading the blind.
A person helping or advising someone knows as little about the subject as the person who is being advised.
Burn the candle at both ends.
Those who are always busy and seem to get little rest.
Buy a pig in a poke.
Buy something without examining it for faults or checking to see if they are really getting what they believe they have purchased.
Children should be seen and not heard.
To stop a child from asking questions, talking, or making unnecessary noise.
Christmas comes but once each year.
It is used as an excuse to indulge in food and drink and spend money during the Christmas season.
(Don't) Cry over spilled (spilt) milk.
It's pointless to get upset or feel regret about a loss or mistake that can't be undone.
Curiosity killed the cat.
To warn people not to show too much interest in affairs that don't concern them.
Cut off your nose to spite your face.
When people are dissatisfied or angry, they sometimes react by doing foolish things that prove harmful to themselves.
The devil finds work for idle hands.
Unless one keeps busy doing useful or constructive things he could be tempted into mischief or evil.
Fling/throw mud at someone.
To say evil or bad things about someone and in doing so, to damage his or her reputation.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A person who spends his money foolishly will soon be penniless
Give someone enough rope and he will hang himself.
If we allow someone to continue in his bad ways he'll eventually bring about his own downfall or ruin.
Grin and bear it.
To put up with discomfort or a bad situation without complaining.
He who pays the piper calls the tune.
The person who pays for something has the right to do as he wants.
Hide your light under a bushel.
Concealing your talents, skills or abilities.
Home is where the heart is.
No matter where you are, 'home' is where you feel most comfortable and content.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
If we could get all the things we wanted just by making a wish, everyone would have all he ever wanted.
If you can't lick them, join them.
If you cannot defeat an opponent or get him to change his ideas, plans or way of doing things, the best thing is to change your ideas, plans, etc.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
If we decide to do something, we should commit ourselves to it boldly and completely.
A job worth doing is a job worth doing well.
When you do something you should do it as well as you can.
