Proverb: "Almost" never killed a fly.

Meaning: The word "almost" is quite abstract.

Proverb: A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

Meaning: If something goes wrong, it will finish wrong too.

Proverb: A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.

Meaning: It is better, if you find even a bad compromise, than if you are unfriendly with someone.

Proverb: A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

Meaning: If someone is bad in something, he always will find the guilty persons.

Proverb: A bargain is a bargain.

Meaning: If you are payed for the work, you must do it.

Proverb: A beggar can never be bankrupt.

Meaning: It is impossible to deprive a bankrupt of his money.

Proverb: A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.

Meaning: People look strong only in the area they know well.

Proverb: A cracked bell can never sound well.

Meaning: If somebody is not already good in something, he will never be again as good as he was.

Proverb: A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Meaning: If you had some dissapointments in your life you are prepared for similar ones.

Proverb: A curst cow has shorts horns.

Meaning: People, who are riotous, will be pacified by other people.

Proverb: A danger foreseen is half avoided.

Meaning: If you predict something, you can be prepared for it.

Proverb: A drop in the bucket.

Meaning: The thing you describe is very small.

Proverb: A drowning man will catch at a straw.

Meaning: Everyone will try to save his life by all means.

Proverb: A fair face may hide a foul heart.

Meaning: If someone has a nice look, it doesn't mean that he is kind.

Proverb: A fault confessed is half redressed.

Meaning: If you confess your fault, people may forgive you.

Proverb: A fly in the ointment.

Meaning: Even some small nuance can spoil everything else.

Proverb: A fool always rushes to the fore.

Meaning: Better think first, then act.

Proverb: A fool and his money are soon parted.

Meaning: Think, how rationally you can spend money.