Maxim Mix Up

by Fraser Simpson
GAMES Magazine

We've taken ten well-known sayings and rearranged the words
from them to form the nine sentences below.
For instance, the words in BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER can be found
in sentences 1, 3, 8, 5, and 6.
Can you reconstruct the other nine sayings from the remaining words?

  1. A blood count of two is dangerous.
  2. A live, hatched bird shouldn't play louder than The Stones.

  3. Discretion is a dull thing.
  4. Don't attract chickens before they throw glass.

  5. Jack is a better boy than Bush is.
  6. No part is golden in water.

  7. People who work in silence and speak in words are opposites.
  8. The thicker hand houses all the knowledge.

  9. Valor makes your actions worth little.


Answer Key:
1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
2. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
3. Actions speak louder than words.
4. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
5. Discretion is the better part of valor.
6. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
7. Opposites attract.
8. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
9. Silence is golden.

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