Whenever newcomers boast about their flashy titles, my grandfather would just smile and say, "it ain't the whistle that pulls the train" to remind us that actions matter more than appearances.

When he tried to badmouth my reputation, I reminded him that two can play at that game and exposed his own secrets.

She glared at him and asked, "do you kiss your mother with that mouth", stunned by his rude remark.

The coach clapped and exclaimed, "that's a girl!"

When she admired the counterfeit jewels at the street fair, her grandmother smiled and said, 'all that glisters is not gold'.

When the factory closed, some investors profited, proving it's an ill wind that blows no one any good.

Grandma always said that 'handsome is that handsome does' whenever someone admired a vain young man.

After losing his job and his car breaking down on the same day, he could only sigh and mutter, "it never rains but that it pours."

The police interviewed the neighbors after the cat that swallowed the canary was spotted sitting smugly on the windowsill.