1. Do you think I'm made of money? 2. Money doesn't grow on trees 3. He's thick as two short planks 4. When I was your age... 5. I'm not sleeping; I'm just resting my eyes 6. I'm not going to tell you again 7. Were you raised in a barn? 8. Don't talk back to your mother 9. If you were told to jump off a cliff, would you? 10. They don't make them like they used to 11. Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about 12. Don't tell your mother 13. Waste not, want not 14. You're not going out in that 15. We were grateful to have an orange for Christmas 16. Now, don't go spending a lot on me 17. A little hard work never hurt anybody 18. You'll understand when you're older 19. You don't know you're born 20. Don't let the bedbugs bite
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