+have it both ways

+have your cake and eat it

+get blood out of a stone

+make an omelets  without breaking eggs

+make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

+run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

+teach an old dog new tricks

+judge a book by its cover

+shake hands with a clenched fist

+tell which way the train went, by looking at the track

+win arguments by interrupting speakers

+have a rainbow without rain

+pick up two melons with one hand

+fool all of the people all of the time

+sip soup with a knife

+see the sky through a bamboo tube

+measure the sea with a shell

+cheat an honest man

+catch a cub without going into the tiger's den

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