A
A pint pot can hold a gill, but a gill can't hold a pint pot.
- Not all situations are reversible.
A eyeful en' a bellyful.
- Seeing is one thing, having it in your possession is another thing. (sexual overtones)
A carpenter wife nevah live in a good house.
- Skilled workmen seldom take time off to use their skills for personal advantage.
B
Bucket gine up and down in well evah day, de bottom boun' tuh drop out.
- Sustained pressure and exertion will eventually lead to a breakdown.
Better fish in de sea dan wha' ketch.
- There is always someone that will make a better lover than the current one.
Bet who bet you.
- Help those who help you.
C
Coward dog keep whole bone.
- Avoiding confrontation can keep you out of trouble.
Crow does fly high, but when 'e come down, de ants does still eat out 'e eye.
- Some people may enjoy great prosperity and be excessively proud of it, but should bad luck surface, they may endure disgrace equal to or greater than the wealth they once possessed .
Cut pumpkin can' keep.
- Once virginity is lost it is impossible to abstain thereafter.
Crave all, get none at all.
- A warning against covetousness.
Cheap tings nuh good.
- Beware when things come too easy.
Cat luck en' dog luck.
- What one person may get away, may cause problems for another.
Common dog does bark in church.
- Uncivilized individuals will conduct themselves in an uncouth manner irrespective of the situation.
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