The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (362 page)

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merry

see also
a CHERRY year, a merry year
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Merryman

see
the best DOCTORS are Dr Diet, Dr Quiet, and Dr Merryman
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mice

see
the BEST-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley
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a CAT in gloves catches no mice
;
when the CAT'S away, the mice will play
;
KEEP no more cats than will catch mice
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mickle

see
MANY a little makes a mickle
;
MANY a mickle makes a muckle
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midge

see
the MOTHER of mischief is no bigger than a midge's wing
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midnight

see
one HOUR'S sleep before midnight is worth two after
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mid-stream

see
don't CHANGE horses in mid-stream
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