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English Cliches in Latin

The following English sayings have been translated into Latin. Can you translate them back?
Quiz by Elan
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Last updated: June 20, 2023
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First submittedJune 19, 2023
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Latin
English
Curiositas occidit cattus
Curiosity killed the cat
Pictura valet mille verba
A picture is worth a thousand words
Noli flere in effuso lacte
Don't cry over spilled milk
In primis avis vermis
The early bird gets the worm
Aurum non est omne quod luceat
All that glitters is not gold
Sunt multum pisces in mari
There are plenty of fish in the sea
Non omnia ova in uno canistro
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Sanguis crassior aqua
Blood is thicker than water
Non judicas librum operimentum
Don't judge a book by its cover
Avis in manu valet duos in rubo
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Cum Romae, ut Romani faciunt fac
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
Herba semper viridius illinc
The grass is always greener
Non cecidit equus mortuus
Don't beat a dead horse
Rota stridore accipit oleum
Squeaky wheel gets the grease
Pecunia non crescit in arboribus
Money doesn't grow on trees
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CardinalSin
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Level 77
Jun 20, 2023
Valde Bona.

Can you build in a bit of leeway to accept alternative phraseology? I tried "It's no use crying over spilt milk", "The early bird catches the worm" and "There are lots of (or many) fish in the sea".

Tibi gratias.

JonOfKent
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Level 56
Jun 20, 2023
What a superb idea. Tibi gratias ago ego quoque.

I'm not sure about the translation for flogging a dead horse - doesn't "cecidit" mean "fell"? Maybe something more like "Equum mortuum noli verberare". Possibly.

I just don't know the phrase about the squeaky wheel. I've learnt something else.

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